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Bladder Telescope With Radioactive Implant

Maryland rates for HCPCS 52250

A lighted telescope is passed along the urethra into the bladder and a radioactive material is placed at a tumor inside, so radiation is delivered to it directly from within the bladder. A tissue sample may be taken or bleeding sealed during the same procedure. Everything is done through the body's natural passage, with no external incision.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bladder Telescope With Radioactive Implant cost?

$251

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $240 to $324.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $7,244Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $229 to $631
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,738professional $251

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,258.93
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$645.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$512.86
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$331.13

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 26.3 times more in California 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.

Maryland· 50th of 51

$251

CA $6,607WV $251

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.