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Telescope Removal of a Kidney or Ureter Stone

Florida rates for HCPCS 52353

A slim telescope is passed up through the urethra and bladder into the ureter, and sometimes on into the kidney, until the stone is in view. Energy delivered through the scope — usually a laser fiber — breaks the stone into fragments small enough to be picked out or passed naturally. Nothing is cut on the outside; a temporary internal drainage tube is often left afterwards and is billed separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Telescope Removal of a Kidney or Ureter Stone cost?

$8,318

Typical facility fee. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,318 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,786 to $11,749.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,318 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $15,488
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $8,318

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
$1,445.44
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$15,848.93
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$26,915.35
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$23,442.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$16,595.87

Where Florida sits

The same service costs 18.6 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Florida $8,318 · 5th of 51
IN $10,965MD $589

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.