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Bladder Stone Removal Via Scope (Smaller Stone)

West 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?

$1,350

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,350 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $537 to the doctor who performs it, and $813 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$537$363 to $955
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$813$324 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $324 to $6,918Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $331 to $1,023
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $813professional $537

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
$323.59
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,000.00
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$446.68
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,318.26
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
$380.19
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$7,413.10
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24,547.09
Median
$24,547.09
Typical High
$24,547.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,659.59

Where West 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

West Virginia· 50th of 50

$1,350

$537 physician + $813 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.