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Scope Procedure To Break Up A Kidney Or Ureter Stone

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 52356

A thin scope is passed up through the urinary tract to reach a stone in the ureter or kidney, where a laser or other device breaks it into smaller pieces that can pass or be removed. This version also includes placing a temporary stent in the ureter afterward to help urine drain while the area heals.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Scope Procedure To Break Up A Kidney Or Ureter Stone cost?

$2,907

Typical total for the visit. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,907 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $562 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,344 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$562$407 to $631
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,344$1,514 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $646 to $5,623Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $389 to $724
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,344professional $562

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
$562.34
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$724.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,606.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$501.19
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$776.25
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$794.33

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in Wyoming than in Arkansas. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Arkansas· 51st of 51

$2,907

$562 physician + $2,344 facility

WY $14,876AR $2,907

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.