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Bladder Scope with Stone Removal, Ureter/Kidney

North Carolina 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?

$4,281

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,281 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $479 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,802 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$479$398 to $832
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,802$1,660 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $417 to $9,550Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $347 to $1,202
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,802professional $479

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
$467.74
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,318.26
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$891.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$776.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$812.83
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$33,884.42
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,248.07

Where North Carolina 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 feeNorth Carolina $4,281 · 33rd 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.