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Scope of Ureter With Biopsy or Burning of Lesion

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 52354

A small scope is passed through the urethra and bladder and up into the ureter or the collecting part of the kidney. An abnormal area found there is sampled for the laboratory, destroyed with an electrical current, or both. It is done under anesthesia and requires no incision.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Scope of Ureter With Biopsy or Burning of Lesion cost?

$3,236

Typical facility fee. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,188 to $5,012.

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 $3,236 · 10th to 90th $427 to $8,511
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,236

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
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,623.41
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$33,884.42
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$3,311.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,772.37
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$11,748.98
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$33,884.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$12,302.69

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 33.1 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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.

Massachusetts· 34th of 51

$3,236

IN $13,804ND $417

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.