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Bladder Dilation For Painful Bladder, Local Anesthesia

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 52265

This procedure uses a thin scope passed through the urethra to stretch and dilate the bladder as a treatment for interstitial cystitis, a chronic condition that causes bladder pain and pressure. It's performed under local numbing medicine rather than general or spinal anesthesia. Stretching the bladder can temporarily relieve pain and pressure symptoms for some patients.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bladder Dilation For Painful Bladder, Local Anesthesia cost?

$417

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $174 to $741.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $170 to $7,762Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $170 to $437
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $389

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
$169.82
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$426.58
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,122.02
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$891.25

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 7.1 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.

Washington, DC· 33rd of 51

$417

CA $2,239WV $316

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.