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Bladder Scope with Stone Removal, Ureter/Kidney

Tennessee 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?

$4,038

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,038 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $490 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,548 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$490$398 to $676
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,548$2,399 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $9,772Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $339 to $1,660
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $3,548professional $490

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
$3,548.13
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$5,754.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,513.56
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$724.44
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$33,884.42
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$794.33

Where Tennessee 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 feeTennessee $4,038 · 36th 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.