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Bladder Stone Removal Via Scope (Smaller Stone)

Georgia 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?

$4,361

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,361 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $813 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,548 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$813$447 to $1,202
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,548$1,445 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $794 to $7,413Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $347 to $1,698
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,548professional $813

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
$660.69
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,659.59
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$602.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,606.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,862.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Georgia 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

Georgia· 19th of 50

$4,361

$813 physician + $3,548 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.