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Bladder Telescope With Cutting Of An Opening

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 52305

A lighted telescope is passed along the urethra into the bladder, and an abnormal or obstructing opening inside the bladder is cut or trimmed away with instruments passed down the scope. Everything is done through the body's own passage, so there is no external incision. It is generally a same-day procedure performed under anesthesia.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bladder Telescope With Cutting Of An Opening cost?

$316

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $288 to $4,074.

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 $288 to $7,762Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $288 to $550
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $295

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
$288.40
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$316.23
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$776.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$28,840.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$691.83

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 15.1 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· 48th of 51

$316

CA $4,365WV $288

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.