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Bladder Scope Removal Of A Stone Or Object, Complicated Case

Virginia 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?

$490

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $479 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 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 8 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$479$309 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$468 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $309 to $8,318Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $282 to $955
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,754professional $479

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
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,096.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$851.14
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,412.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$831.76
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$8,709.64
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$831.76

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 42nd of 51

$490

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.