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Bladder Scope with Stone Removal, Ureter/Kidney

Virginia 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?

$4,238

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,238 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $437 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$437$372 to $575
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,802$631 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $407 to $9,772Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $347 to $3,236
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,802professional $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
$501.19
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$3,467.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,413.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$630.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$831.76
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$933.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$812.83
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$776.25
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$8,709.64
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$13,489.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$724.44

Where Virginia 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 feeVirginia $4,238 · 34th 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.