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Bladder Scope with Stone Removal, Ureter/Kidney

Kentucky 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?

$4,408

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,408 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $427 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,981 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$427$363 to $589
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,981$2,188 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $661 to $9,333Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $339 to $1,122
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,981professional $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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,174.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$407.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$588.84
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$524.81
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,187.76
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$691.83

Where Kentucky 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 feeKentucky $4,408 · 32nd 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.