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Telescope Removal of a Kidney or Ureter Stone

Nebraska 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?

$7,079

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,079 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6,310 to $10,965.

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 $7,244 · 10th to 90th $794 to $14,454Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $851 to $1,202
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,244professional $912

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$24,547.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$9,772.37
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$9,120.11

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 18.6 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Nebraska· 12th of 51

$7,079

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.