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BCG Placed Into the Bladder for Cancer

Missouri 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 Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $219 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$214$195 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$191 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $162 to $550Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $182 to $229
$200$500facility $219professional $214

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$218.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$660.69
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$229.09
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$21.88

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 18th 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.