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BCG Placed Into the Bladder for Cancer

Rhode Island 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $0.50 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$191$0.50 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.50$0.50 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $282Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $1 to $229
$1$5$20$100facility $1professional $191

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.50
Median
$0.50
Typical High
$0.50
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.50
Median
$0.50
Typical High
$0.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$229.09

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 43rd of 51

$191

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.