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BCG Placed Into the Bladder for Cancer

Maine 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 physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $174 to $195.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $204 to $603Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $162 to $214
$200$500facility $302professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$213.80
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$288.40

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 32nd of 51

$186

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.