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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 October 2026.

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

$1,863

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,863 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $661 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,202 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$661$490 to $1,380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,202$525 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $525 to $2,239Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $331 to $1,479
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,202professional $661

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,380.38
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,621.81
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,584.89
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,943.28
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,659.59

Where Montana 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

Montana· 49th of 51

$1,863

$661 physician + $1,202 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.