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Bladder Stone Removal Via Scope (Smaller Stone)

Arizona rates for HCPCS 52317

A doctor passes a scope through the urethra into the bladder, then breaks up a bladder stone and removes the fragments, all without any external incision. This version is used for a smaller, more straightforward stone.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bladder Stone Removal Via Scope (Smaller Stone) cost?

$3,110

Typical total for the visit. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,110 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $871 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$871$407 to $1,259
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$1,047 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $575 to $5,623Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $339 to $1,950
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $871

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
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,165.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,949.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 8.3 times more in South Dakota than in West Virginia. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Arizona· 32nd of 50

$3,110

$871 physician + $2,239 facility

SD $11,210WV $1,350

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.