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Scope Procedure To Break Up A Kidney Or Ureter Stone

Wyoming 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?

$6,166

Typical physician fee. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,166 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,202 to $9,772.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,710 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $21,878Professionalmedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $741 to $10,471
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,710professional $6,166

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
$8,709.64
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,471.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where Wyoming sits

The same service costs 12.3 times more in Wyoming than in Vermont. 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.

Wyoming· 1st of 51

$6,166

WY $6,166VT $501

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.