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Bladder Scope Removal Of A Large Or Difficult Stone

Maine rates for HCPCS 52318

A scope is passed through the urethra into the bladder, where a stone is broken into smaller pieces and removed, without any external incision. This version applies to a large or otherwise difficult stone, as opposed to a smaller, more straightforward one handled with a related, simpler version of the same procedure.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bladder Scope Removal Of A Large Or Difficult Stone cost?

$603

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $513 to $692.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $603 to $13,183Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $468 to $891
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $7,244professional $603

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$13,182.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$691.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,047.13
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,047.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Colorado 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.

Maine· 45th of 51

$603

CO $2,630WV $501

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.