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Diagnostic Bladder and Ureter Scope Exam

Florida rates for HCPCS 52351

A scope is passed through the urethra and up into the ureter, the tube connecting the kidney to the bladder, to directly examine it for diagnostic purposes. Placement of a small catheter in the ureter is included as part of the same procedure, but no treatment such as stone removal is performed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Diagnostic Bladder and Ureter Scope Exam cost?

$6,117

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,117 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $363 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,754 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$363$295 to $537
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,754$2,399 to $9,333

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $13,804Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $275 to $851
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,754professional $363

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
$954.99
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$912.01
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$478.63
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$11,220.18
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$53,703.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$616.60
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$23,442.29
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$346.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$630.96
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$309.03

Where Florida sits

The same service costs 23.7 times more in Wyoming than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeFlorida $6,117 · 11th of 50
WY $19,068ND $803

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.