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Bladder Scope with Simple Object Removal

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 52310

A scope is passed through the urethra into the bladder to remove a foreign object, stone, or previously placed drainage tube (stent), when the removal is straightforward. It's a diagnostic-and-treatment procedure done in one visit.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bladder Scope with Simple Object Removal cost?

$363

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $170 to $1,413.

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 $2,042 · 10th to 90th $363 to $4,571Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $158 to $589
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,042professional $288

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
$363.08
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$363.08
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$954.99
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$758.58

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Wisconsin than in Rhode Island. 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· 28th of 51

$363

WI $759RI $257

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.