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Diagnostic Bladder and Ureter Scope Exam

Vermont 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?

$427

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $427 to $468.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $372 to $490
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kprofessional $427

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 8.9 times more in Oklahoma than in Rhode Island. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Vermont $427 · 47th of 51
OK $3,311RI $372

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.