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Telescope Removal of a Kidney or Ureter Stone

Nevada 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?

$3,236

Typical facility fee. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,884 to $5,623.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $398 to $8,128Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $10 to $589
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,981professional $407

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
$398.11
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,918.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$588.84
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$10,715.19

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada $3,236 · 42nd 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.