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BCG Placed Into the Bladder for Cancer

Massachusetts 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 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 8 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$162$162 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$229 to $309

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $186 to $513Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $138 to $269
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $229professional $162

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
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$269.15
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$537.03
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$234.42
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$9,772.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$275.42
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$537.03
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$245.47

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $186 · 33rd 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.