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BCG Placed Into the Bladder for Cancer

Oregon 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $162 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 7 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 $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$145 to $170

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $145 to $234Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $158 to $398
$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $162professional $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
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$416.87
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$239.88
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$158.49
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$204.17
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$446.68
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon $178 · 50th 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.