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BCG Placed Into the Bladder for Cancer

Indiana 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $282 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 5 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$186$186 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$282$282 to $355

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $186 to $380Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $186 to $275
$200$500facility $282professional $186

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
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$380.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$302.00
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$218.78

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in Delaware than in Minnesota. 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.

Indiana· 2nd of 51

$275

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.