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Procedure price report · Transurethral excision, drainage, or removal urinary obstruction

Bladder scope with simple removal of an object or stent

CPT 52310the billing code this page is about

A scope is passed through the urethra to take out a foreign object, stone, or ureteral stent from the bladder or urethra in a straightforward case.

Hospitals typically charge $2,072 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 1,730 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $2,073. Most fall between $594 and $4,196 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
1,730
States
50
Filings dated
Mar 2023 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 1,730 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$359$732$2,072$3,668$6,311

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 18× what the cheapest tenth charges ($359 vs $6,311).

How the prices are spread

$245 – $350: 81 hospitals$245$350 – $500: 116 hospitals$500 – $715: 142 hospitals$500$715 – $1,023: 120 hospitals$1,023 – $1,462: 151 hospitals$1,023$1,462 – $2,091: 181 hospitals$2,091 – $2,989: 322 hospitals$2,091$2,989 – $4,273: 188 hospitals$4,273 – $6,110: 154 hospitals$4,273$6,110 – $8,735: 103 hospitals$6,110median $2,072price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (1,558 of 1,730 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$245$35081
$350$500116
$500$715142
$715$1,023120
$1,023$1,462151
$1,462$2,091181
$2,091$2,989322
$2,989$4,273188
$4,273$6,110154
$6,110$8,735103

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$2,136
Median cash price$2,072
Cash as a multiple of Medicare0.97×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $2,072.

Alaska: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: median $666 across 17 hospitalsME$666Vermont: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: median $278 across 10 hospitalsNH$278Washington: median $2,123 across 44 hospitalsWA$2,123Idaho: median $5,304 across 12 hospitalsID$5,304Montana: median $588 across 10 hospitalsMT$588North Dakota: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $1,363 across 63 hospitalsMN$1,363Illinois: median $1,921 across 69 hospitalsIL$1,921Wisconsin: median $796 across 82 hospitalsWI$796Michigan: median $1,774 across 67 hospitalsMI$1,774New York: median $2,424 across 80 hospitalsNY$2,424Massachusetts: median $3,038 across 35 hospitalsMA$3,038Oregon: median $796 across 35 hospitalsOR$796Nevada: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: median $4,006 across 13 hospitalsSD$4,006Iowa: median $782 across 55 hospitalsIA$782Indiana: median $701 across 44 hospitalsIN$701Ohio: median $4,523 across 93 hospitalsOH$4,523Pennsylvania: median $2,416 across 70 hospitalsPA$2,416New Jersey: median $2,608 across 42 hospitalsNJ$2,608Connecticut: median $2,055 across 10 hospitalsCT$2,055Rhode Island: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureRICalifornia: median $2,896 across 116 hospitalsCA$2,896Utah: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureUTColorado: median $2,077 across 22 hospitalsCO$2,077Nebraska: median $870 across 40 hospitalsNE$870Missouri: median $2,200 across 45 hospitalsMO$2,200Kentucky: median $1,634 across 23 hospitalsKY$1,634West Virginia: median $1,135 across 29 hospitalsWV$1,135Virginia: median $1,743 across 45 hospitalsVA$1,743Maryland: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureDEArizona: median $3,257 across 20 hospitalsAZ$3,257New Mexico: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: median $2,265 across 32 hospitalsKS$2,265Arkansas: median $2,029 across 17 hospitalsAR$2,029Tennessee: median $1,506 across 38 hospitalsTN$1,506North Carolina: median $1,029 across 35 hospitalsNC$1,029South Carolina: median $3,157 across 26 hospitalsSC$3,157Oklahoma: median $1,628 across 28 hospitalsOK$1,628Louisiana: median $1,234 across 30 hospitalsLA$1,234Mississippi: median $1,343 across 34 hospitalsMS$1,343Alabama: median $2,405 across 18 hospitalsAL$2,405Georgia: median $1,987 across 49 hospitalsGA$1,987Hawaii: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $2,659 across 102 hospitalsTX$2,659Florida: median $2,827 across 56 hospitalsFL$2,827
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $2,072. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
Idaho ID12$5,304+156%$1,785 – $5,304
Ohio OH93$4,523+118%$1,572 – $6,125
South Dakota SD13$4,006+93%$837 – $4,923
Arizona AZ20$3,257+57%$1,120 – $7,502
South Carolina SC26$3,157+52%$873 – $3,157
Massachusetts MA35$3,038+47%$927 – $5,100
California CA116$2,896+40%$1,331 – $8,490
Florida FL56$2,827+36%$2,056 – $7,656
Texas TX102$2,659+28%$1,199 – $3,953
New Jersey NJ42$2,608+26%$2,239 – $5,110
New York NY80$2,424+17%$529 – $4,595
Pennsylvania PA70$2,416+17%$785 – $4,170
Alabama AL18$2,405+16%$1,336 – $9,877
Kansas KS32$2,265+9%$491 – $6,487
Missouri MO45$2,200+6%$490 – $3,600
Washington WA44$2,123+2%$708 – $3,869
Colorado CO22$2,0770%$557 – $3,223
Connecticut CT10$2,055−1%$790 – $3,368
Arkansas AR17$2,029−2%$497 – $2,544
Georgia GA49$1,987−4%$1,442 – $2,577
Illinois IL69$1,921−7%$544 – $4,425
Michigan MI67$1,774−14%$217 – $2,215
Virginia VA45$1,743−16%$1,346 – $2,573
Kentucky KY23$1,634−21%$455 – $7,518
Oklahoma OK28$1,628−21%$377 – $4,682
Tennessee TN38$1,506−27%$1,261 – $3,248
Minnesota MN63$1,363−34%$501 – $2,141
Mississippi MS34$1,343−35%$864 – $2,455
Louisiana LA30$1,234−40%$755 – $2,848
West Virginia WV29$1,135−45%$233 – $2,614
North Carolina NC35$1,029−50%$403 – $2,195
Nebraska NE40$870−58%$359 – $1,677
Wisconsin WI82$796−62%$529 – $2,400
Oregon OR35$796−62%$346 – $4,533
Iowa IA55$782−62%$445 – $3,074
Indiana IN44$701−66%$455 – $3,668
Maine ME17$666−68%$293 – $2,062
Montana MT10$588−72%$226 – $1,294
New Hampshire NH10$278−87%$177 – $1,179
Alaska AK9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Rhode Island RI6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Delaware DE5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Utah UT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $2,072.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care1,331$2,400$834 – $4,609
Children’s23$1,660$607 – $4,098
Critical access370$732$378 – $2,501
Ownership
For-profit157$2,827$1,331 – $7,814
Government290$1,242$448 – $2,888
Non-profit1,277$2,141$614 – $4,289
System affiliation
Part of a system1,439$2,147$653 – $4,295
Independent291$1,326$379 – $4,009

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$3,606
Median cash price$2,072
Cash as a share of list, median hospital60%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 40%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

1,186 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $2,085 and the average of the middle 60% is $2,057; most fall between $632 and $3,960.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 1,186 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$375$834$2,085$3,346$5,546

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 15× what the cheapest tenth charges ($375 vs $5,546).

Of the 1,272 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 1,186 gave a usable cash price; 36 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 50 a list price only.

How complete is this

1,730 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (44%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 1,860 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted1,730
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here75
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded0
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded7
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded48
Hospitals that filed this code1,860

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Transurethral excision, drainage, or removal urinary obstruction family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Cysto W/Simple Removal Stone & Stent.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Bladder scope with simple removal of an object or stent (CPT 52310) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-52310-bladder-scope-with-simple-removal-of-an-object-or-stent