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Bladder Stone Removal Via Scope (Smaller Stone)

Kentucky 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?

$2,772

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,772 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $776 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 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$776$355 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$1,148 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $603 to $14,791Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $339 to $1,479
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,995professional $776

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
$416.87
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,412.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$15,848.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,479.11
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$512.86
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,413.10
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 36th of 50

$2,772

$776 physician + $1,995 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.