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Bladder Stone Removal Via Scope (Smaller Stone)

North Dakota 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?

$1,783

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,783 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $891 to the doctor who performs it, and $891 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$891$646 to $1,738
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$891$468 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $347 to $2,630Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $479 to $2,042
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $891professional $891

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,511.89
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,621.81
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$89.13

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 51st of 51

$1,783

$891 physician + $891 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.