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Bladder Stone Removal Via Scope (Smaller Stone)

Maine 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?

$2,171

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,171 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $759 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,413 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$759$468 to $1,202
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,413$537 to $1,905

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $447 to $2,818Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,479
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,413professional $759

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,412.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,621.81
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,659.59
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,479.11
10 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
$223.87
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$112.20
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$562.34
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$223.87
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$851.14
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$169.82
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$112.20

Where Maine 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

Maine· 47th of 51

$2,171

$759 physician + $1,413 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.