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Bladder Scope with Stone Removal, Ureter/Kidney

Colorado 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?

$6,462

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,462 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $437 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,026 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$355 to $617
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,026$3,236 to $9,333

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $977 to $13,183Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $355 to $1,202
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $6,026professional $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
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$18,197.01
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$18,197.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,202.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$724.44
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$724.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,513.56
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$660.69
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$870.96

Where Colorado 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 feeColorado $6,462 · 12th 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.