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Bladder Scope Removal Of A Stone Or Object, Complicated Case

Washington, DC 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?

$525

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $309 to $1,096.

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 $3,548 · 10th to 90th $288 to $7,762Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $288 to $1,096
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,548professional $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
$288.40
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$537.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,380.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 30th of 51

$525

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.