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BCG Placed Into the Bladder for Cancer

Colorado 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $302 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$229$214 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$234 to $347

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $200 to $537Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $195 to $229
$200$500$1Kfacility $302professional $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
$213.80
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$562.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$275.42
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$588.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$346.74
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$229.09

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 3rd of 51

$234

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.