Cystoscopy cost in Columbus, OH
In Columbus, OH, 15 hospitals list a cash price for cystoscopy, diagnostic look inside the bladder and urethra: from $360.00 to $2,629.25, with a median of $2,496.00. The lowest listed price is at Nationwide Children's Hospital — $2,136.00 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $1,995.50 at 79 hospitals.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 9 cities for code 52000, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 22, 2025 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Columbus, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide Children's Hospital lowest Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 PR CYSTOURETHROSCOPY | $360.00 | $400.00 | $132.81–$379.54 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH · (419) 946-5015 Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope | $371.15 | $571.00 | $211.27–$2,162.15 | 35% | Oct 22, 2025 source file |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 PR Cystourethroscopy | $567.11 | — | $11.01–$567.11 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH PR Cystourethroscopy | $567.66 | — | $11.01–$764.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH · (380) 898-9000 HC Cystourethroscopy | $1,560.65 | $2,401.00 | $591.06–$4,201.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 HC Cystourethroscopy | $1,560.65 | $2,401.00 | $579.94–$4,201.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH · (614) 546-4034 HC Cystourethroscopy | $1,560.65 | $2,401.00 | $591.06–$4,201.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC Cystourethroscopy | $1,560.65 | $2,401.00 | $579.94–$4,201.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital New Albany, OH · (614) 775-6600 HC Cystourethroscopy | $1,560.65 | $2,401.00 | $591.06–$4,201.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Berger Hospital Circleville, OH · (740) 420-8008 Hc Cystourethroscopy | $2,496.00 | $3,840.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH · (740) 368-5145 Hc Cystourethroscopy | $2,546.05 | $3,917.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Cystourethroscopy | $2,629.25 | $4,045.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH Hc Cystourethroscopy | $2,629.25 | $4,045.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH · (614) 566-9164 Hc Cystourethroscopy | $2,629.25 | $4,045.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH · (614) 544-8000 Hc Cystourethroscopy | $2,629.25 | $4,045.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 566-5000 Hc Cystourethroscopy | $2,629.25 | $4,045.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH Hc Cystourethroscopy | $2,629.25 | $4,045.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH · (380) 898-9000 HC Cystourethroscopy | $15,966.01 | — | $591.06–$4,201.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH · (614) 546-4034 HC Cystourethroscopy | $16,453.31 | — | $591.06–$7,518.69 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 HC Cystourethroscopy | $16,569.96 | — | $579.94–$4,201.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC Cystourethroscopy | $24,252.85 | — | $579.94–$7,518.69 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $360.00, median $2,496.00, highest $2,629.25 — a 7.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $2,546.05. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 of 7 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
Cystoscopy uses a thin scope passed through the urethra to look inside the bladder and urethra. It is used to check for blood in the urine, repeated infections, bladder symptoms or to follow up on bladder cancer.
What the price covers
The listed price usually covers the procedure. The urologist's fee and any sedation may be billed separately, and a biopsy or treatment done during the exam changes the code.