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Widening the Ureter Opening Into the Bladder

Virginia rates for HCPCS 52290

A telescope is passed along the urethra into the bladder and the small opening where the tube from the kidney enters the bladder is cut to make it wider. This relieves a narrowing that holds urine back and makes it harder for stones or fragments to pass. It may be done on one side or on both.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Widening the Ureter Opening Into the Bladder cost?

$3,236

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $355 to $6,026.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $275 to $8,710Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $209 to $562
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $275

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$645.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$562.34
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$512.86
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$13,182.57

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 7762.5 times more in Indiana than in Maine. 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.

Virginia· 23rd of 50

$3,236

IN $6,607ME $0.85

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.