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Scope Removal Of A Large Bladder Growth

Nevada rates for HCPCS 52240

This procedure uses a thin lighted scope passed through the urethra into the bladder to burn away or cut out a sizable growth from the bladder lining, without any external incision. It is used when the growth found during a bladder exam is on the larger end of what can be treated this way, as opposed to a small or medium-sized growth.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Scope Removal Of A Large Bladder Growth cost?

$3,397

Typical total for the visit. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,397 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $513 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,884 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$513$407 to $708
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,884$2,399 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $398 to $8,128Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $363 to $1,862
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,884professional $513

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,862.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$8,128.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$831.76
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$588.84
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where Nevada sits

The same service costs 14.2 times more in Delaware than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeNevada $3,397 · 40th of 50
DE $12,166WV $854

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.