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Bladder Stone Removal Via Scope (Smaller Stone)

Colorado 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?

$6,387

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,387 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $891 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,495 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$891$407 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,495$2,570 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $891 to $12,882Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $347 to $1,479
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,495professional $891

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
$891.25
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,698.24
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,737.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,630.27
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,905.46
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$457.09
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
$436.52
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where Colorado 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

Colorado· 7th of 50

$6,387

$891 physician + $5,495 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.