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Bladder Scope Removal Of A Large Or Difficult Stone

Ohio 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?

$3,977

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,977 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $589 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,388 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$589$468 to $933
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,388$1,820 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $776 to $12,023Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $447 to $3,388
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $3,388professional $589

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
$741.31
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$4,365.16
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$426.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$977.24
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$954.99
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$933.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$954.99
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
$416.87
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$933.25

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 12.7 times more in South Dakota than in Montana. 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· 31st of 51

$3,977

$589 physician + $3,388 facility

SD $17,508MT $1,375

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.