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BCG Placed Into the Bladder for Cancer

Texas 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 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 9 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$219$219 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$331$219 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $155 to $724Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $186 to $240
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $331professional $219

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
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$309.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$141.25
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$660.69
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$218.78
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$218.78

Where Texas 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.

Texas $219 · 8th 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.