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BCG Placed Into the Bladder for Cancer

Connecticut 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 Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$191$186 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$251 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $214 to $501Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $186 to $214
$200$500facility $302professional $191

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$199.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$549.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$208.93

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 22nd 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.