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BCG Placed Into the Bladder for Cancer

Alaska rates for HCPCS 90586

A dose of BCG, a live weakened bacterium, supplied for putting directly into the bladder through a catheter as a treatment for early bladder cancer. It works by provoking the immune system to attack abnormal cells in the bladder lining, and is usually given as a course of weekly treatments followed by top-up doses. The charge covers the product itself; putting it into the bladder is billed separately.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does BCG Placed Into the Bladder for Cancer cost?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $309 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$214$186 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$309$288 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $309 · 10th to 90th $245 to $437Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $129 to $389
$100$200$500facility $309professional $214

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$398.11
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$275.42
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$478.63
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$416.87
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$524.81

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in Arizona than in Alabama. 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.

Alaska· 15th of 51

$214

AZ $302AL $162

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.