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Bladder Scope Removal Of A Stone Or Object, Complicated Case

Iowa 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?

$692

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $661 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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$661$398 to $1,148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$1,096 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $631 to $6,761Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $282 to $1,862
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $661

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
$602.56
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$6,309.57
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,290.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,288.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,230.27
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 10th of 51

$692

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.