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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 July 2026.

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

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $229 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$195$186 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$204 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $186 to $372Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $162 to $398
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $229professional $195

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
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$398.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$331.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$398.11
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$263.03
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$630.96
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$524.81
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$446.68

Where California sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in Delaware than in Minnesota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $219 · 9th of 51
DE $309MN $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.