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Bladder Scope with Stone Removal, Ureter/Kidney

West 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?

$5,870

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,870 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $741 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,129 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$741$380 to $759
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,129$2,570 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $7,586Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $347 to $776
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,129professional $741

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
$1,949.84
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$776.25
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$467.74
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
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
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,187.76
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$25,118.86
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$645.65

Where West 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 feeWest Virginia $5,870 · 16th 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.