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Scope Treatment of a Ureterocele in the Bladder

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 52301

A thin telescope is passed along the urine channel into the bladder, and a ureterocele — a balloon-like swelling at the end of the tube bringing urine down from the kidney — is cut open or destroyed so urine can drain freely. It is done entirely through the natural opening, with no external incision.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Scope Treatment of a Ureterocele in the Bladder cost?

$331

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $302 to $3,981.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $302 to $7,762Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $302 to $575
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $309

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
$302.00
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$331.13
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$812.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$724.44

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 14.8 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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.

Washington, DC· 48th of 51

$331

CA $4,467WV $302

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.