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Scope Removal Of A Large Bladder Growth

West Virginia 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?

$854

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $854 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $447 to the doctor who performs it, and $407 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$447$389 to $513
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$407$372 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $407 · 10th to 90th $372 to $1,862Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $372 to $589
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $407professional $447

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
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$537.03
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$501.19
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$3,162.28
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,488.17
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$30,199.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$870.96

Where West Virginia 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 feeWest Virginia $854 · 50th 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.