CPT 52281

Calculus Removal - Urinary

Current code45 hospitals with prices

This name is the CMS category the code belongs to (CMS's Restructured BETOS Classification System), shared with similar codes. The official CPT description belongs to the American Medical Association and isn't shown.

What Washington hospitals publish for this code

Unknown: The source file doesn't say which population this rate applies to.

Prices for CPT 52281 by hospital
HospitalUnknown rates (lowest – highest)Cash priceList price (before discounts)
BHC Fairfax HospitalKirkland—$2,000$2,000
Harborview Medical CenterSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01—$5,876$8,395
Island HospitalAnacortes$1,245 – $2,6203 plans$317 – $3,501$317 – $3,501
Kadlec Regional Medical CenterRichlandFile dated 2026-04-01—$3,733$5,333
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouverFile dated 2026-04-01—$558Doctor’s fee: $363 – $558$858Doctor’s fee: $558 – $858
Olympic Medical CenterPort AngelesFile dated 2026-06-24$3,409 – $3,5006 plans$2,800$3,500
Prov Sacred HRT Med Ctr & Childs Hosp.SpokaneFile dated 2026-04-01—$3,656$5,223
Providence Centralia HospitalCentraliaFile dated 2026-04-01—$3,665$7,049
Providence Holy Family HospitalSpokaneFile dated 2026-04-01—$4,565$6,522
Providence Mount Carmel HospitalColvilleFile dated 2026-04-01—$3,246$4,637
Providence Regional Medical Center EverettEverettFile dated 2026-04-01—$3,869$7,440
Providence St Joseph HospitalChewelahFile dated 2026-04-01—$3,238$4,626
Providence St Mary Medical CenterWalla WallaFile dated 2026-04-01—$4,892$6,989
Providence St Peter HospitalOlympiaFile dated 2026-04-01—$3,665$7,049
Seattle Children's HospitalSeattle$87.10 – $39021 plans—$631
Swedish IssaquahIssaquahFile dated 2026-04-01—$4,794$9,988
Swedish Medical CenterSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01—$4,794$9,988
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry HillSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01—$4,794$9,988
Trios HealthKennewick$2,227 – $3,7403 plans—$38,609
University of Washington Medical CtrSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01—$4,282$6,117
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle—$3,986$7,816
Yakima Valley MemorialYakimaFile dated 2026-08-27—$2,278$5,694

Lowest and highest amounts each hospital lists for this code during a hospital stay, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. A doctor’s fee is shown separately when the hospital lists one with the code. “At least” means plans were counted in more than one group and some may be the same plan. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.

Medicare (traditional) reference

Only for people on original Medicare. These are CMS’s 2026 amounts. They aren’t what private insurance or cash patients pay.

Doctor's fee, Seattle (King County)
$360 in an office; $147 in a hospital or surgery center
Doctor's fee, rest of Washington
$320 in an office; $137 in a hospital or surgery center
Hospital outpatient payment (national)
$2,136 (APC 5373)
Surgery center payment (national)
$1,002

How hospitals also write this code

Some price files write it differently. These are counted as CPT 52281:

  • 52281P (with a letter after it, P; 2 price lines)