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Scope Removal Of A Large Bladder Growth

Rhode Island 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?

$562

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $398 to $692.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $8,913Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $398 to $724
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,715professional $490

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$851.14

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 6.6 times more in Oklahoma than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Rhode Island· 45th of 51

$562

OK $2,692WV $407

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.