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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 October 2026.

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

$2,589

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,589 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $891 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,698 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$891$389 to $1,175
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$955 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $513 to $6,607Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $331 to $1,585
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $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
$630.96
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$7,585.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,659.59
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,318.26
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,479.11
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,548.82
5 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
$169.82
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$87.10

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 33rd of 51

$2,589

$891 physician + $1,698 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.