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BCG Placed Into the Bladder for Cancer

California 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?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $195 from a hospital or other facility.

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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$229$200 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$195$155 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $195 · 10th to 90th $83 to $447Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $186 to $407
$100$200$500facility $195professional $229

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$213.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$281.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$407.38
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$234.42
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$630.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$562.34
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$512.86
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50

Where California 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.

California· 6th of 51

$229

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.