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Bladder Stone Removal Via Scope (Smaller Stone)

Virginia 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?

$2,350

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,350 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $871 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,479 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$871$407 to $1,148
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,479$631 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $407 to $7,413Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $363 to $1,738
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,479professional $871

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
$489.78
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,659.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,413.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,412.54
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,659.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,862.09
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$8,709.64
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$13,489.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 40th of 50

$2,350

$871 physician + $1,479 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.