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BCG Placed Into the Bladder for Cancer

Minnesota 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?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $331 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 6 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$158 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$331$191 to $427

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $158 to $525Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $132 to $186
$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $331professional $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
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$213.80
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$630.96
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$199.53
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$263.03

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $162 · 51st 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.