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Bladder Stone Removal Via Scope (Smaller Stone)

Ohio 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?

$3,586

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,586 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $832 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,754 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$832$398 to $1,259
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,754$1,380 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $891 to $9,550Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $331 to $1,995
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,754professional $832

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
$891.25
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,691.53
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$269.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,949.84
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$21,379.62
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
$302.00
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,412.54
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,479.11
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 26th of 50

$3,586

$832 physician + $2,754 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.