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Bladder Stone Removal Via Scope (Smaller Stone)

Montana 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?

$2,325

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,325 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $912 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$912$407 to $1,380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,413$589 to $1,585

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $575 to $7,943Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $355 to $1,660
$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $1,413professional $912

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
$3,715.35
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,445.44
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,621.81
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,621.81
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,862.09
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,659.59

Where Montana 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

Montana· 43rd of 50

$2,325

$912 physician + $1,413 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.