go back

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 October 2026.

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

$6,515

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,515 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $891 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,623 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$501 to $1,380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,623$2,239 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $10,965Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,820
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,623professional $891

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$13,182.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,548.82
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,548.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,548.82
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,884.03
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,737.80
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$93.33

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Wisconsin than in North Dakota. 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· 2nd of 51

$6,515

$891 physician + $5,623 facility

WI $6,561ND $1,783

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.