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Bladder Scope Removal Of A Stone Or Object, Complicated Case

Colorado 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?

$589

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $468 from a physician practice, and about $4,786 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 7 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$468$316 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,786$3,090 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $468 to $9,333Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $275 to $851
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,786professional $468

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
$467.74
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$645.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$891.25
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$776.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,698.24
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,000.00
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$933.25

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 18th of 51

$589

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.