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Scope Treatment Of Narrowing Inside The Kidney

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 52343

A telescope is passed through the urethra into the bladder and instruments are advanced up the ureter to treat a narrowed passage inside the kidney's own collecting system. The narrowing is opened with a balloon, a laser, or a small cut, restoring the flow of urine.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Scope Treatment Of Narrowing Inside The Kidney cost?

$389

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $363 to $3,981.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $363 to $7,762Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $363 to $676
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $372

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
$363.08
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$389.05
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$977.24
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$870.96

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 12.6 times more in California 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.

Washington, DC· 48th of 51

$389

CA $4,571WV $363

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.