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Telescope Removal of a Kidney or Ureter Stone

Massachusetts 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?

$3,548

Typical facility fee. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,548 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,291 to $5,129.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $398 to $8,913
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,548

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
$1,318.26
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$33,884.42
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$3,311.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$13,182.57
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$12,302.69
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$33,884.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$13,803.84

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $3,548 · 40th 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.