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Scope Removal Of A Large Bladder Growth

South Carolina 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?

$9,425

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,425 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $513 to the doctor who performs it, and $8,913 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$513$468 to $617
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$8,913$4,074 to $11,749

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,913 · 10th to 90th $603 to $20,417Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $380 to $1,072
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $8,913professional $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
$478.63
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,071.52
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,964.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,174.90
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$20,892.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$954.99

Where South Carolina 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 feeSouth Carolina $9,425 · 5th 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.