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BCG Placed Into the Bladder for Cancer

Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 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 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 $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$186 to $295

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $186 to $661Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $186 to $234
$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $229professional $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
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$398.11
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$316.23
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$234.42
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$676.08
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$269.15

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania $186 · 37th 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.