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Scope Removal Of A Large Bladder Growth

South Dakota 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?

$5,760

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,760 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $631 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,129 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$631$363 to $912
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,129$5,129 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $776 to $8,710Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $355 to $1,413
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,129professional $631

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
$4,365.16
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,412.54
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$4,897.79
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$912.01
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$851.14

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota $5,760 · 22nd 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.