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Bladder Scope Removal Of A Stone Or Object, Complicated Case

Alabama rates for HCPCS 52315

A scope is passed through the urethra into the bladder or urethra to remove a stone, a stent left over from a prior procedure, or another foreign object, without any external incision. This version applies to a more involved, complicated case, compared to a straightforward removal handled with a related, simpler version of the same procedure.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bladder Scope Removal Of A Stone Or Object, Complicated Case cost?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $525 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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 5 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$525$331 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$1,259 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $776 to $3,631Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $269 to $871
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $525

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
$758.58
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$870.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$676.08

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Hawaii than in Michigan. 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.

Alabama· 27th of 51

$537

HI $1,778MI $437

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.