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Bladder Scope with Stone Removal, Ureter/Kidney

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 52352

A scope is passed through the urethra and up into the ureter or kidney to locate and remove a stone, using grasping or basket-type instruments rather than breaking the stone apart first. Placement of a small tube in the ureter is included as part of the same procedure.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bladder Scope with Stone Removal, Ureter/Kidney cost?

$2,256

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,256 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $437 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,820 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$437$331 to $513
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,820$1,514 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $490 to $4,467Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $316 to $575
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,820professional $437

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
$478.63
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$575.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,466.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$467.74
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$660.69
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$676.08

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 10.7 times more in Wisconsin than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeArkansas $2,256 · 46th of 51
WI $8,657MD $807

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.