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Bladder Scope with Stone Removal, Ureter/Kidney

Vermont 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?

$501

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $389 to $537.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $2,951 to $3,631Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $389 to $550
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,951professional $501

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,630.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 7.2 times more in Hawaii than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Vermont $501 · 45th of 51
HI $3,020DE $417

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.