Cystoscopy cost in Houston, TX
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 14 hospitals list a cash price for cystoscopy, diagnostic look inside the bladder and urethra: from $467.50 to $3,592.11, with a median of $467.50. The lowest listed price is at Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital and 7 other hospitals. Across Texas, the median is $1,594.35 at 69 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 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 Mar 5, 2026 and Sep 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital lowest Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC CYSTROURETHROSCOPY | $467.50 | $935.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital lowest Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC CYSTROURETHROSCOPY | $467.50 | $935.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital lowest Katy, TX HC CYSTROURETHROSCOPY | $467.50 | $935.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital lowest Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC CYSTROURETHROSCOPY | $467.50 | $935.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital lowest Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC CYSTROURETHROSCOPY | $467.50 | $935.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital lowest Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC CYSTROURETHROSCOPY | $467.50 | $935.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist West Houston Hospital lowest Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC CYSTROURETHROSCOPY | $467.50 | $935.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital lowest The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC CYSTROURETHROSCOPY | $467.50 | $935.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG PROC CYSTOURETHROSCOPY | $640.48 | $1,164.00 | $40.00–$3,087.00 | 45% | — source file |
| Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG PROC CYSTOURETHROSCOPY | $640.48 | $1,164.00 | $40.00–$3,087.00 | 45% | — source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC CYSTOURETHROSCOPY | $693.45 | $1,035.00 | $238.15–$983.25 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC CYSTOURETHROSCOPY | $693.45 | $1,035.00 | $238.15–$983.25 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC CYSTOURETHROSCOPY | $693.45 | $1,035.00 | $238.15–$983.25 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 790-2221 HC CYSTROURETHROSCOPY | $1,111.50 | $2,223.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens Texas Galveston, TX · (409) 770-6600 CYSTOURETHROSCOPY | $3,048.72 | $3,048.72 | $69.12–$1,134.70 | — | — source file |
| Hsa St. Joseph Houston, TX · (713) 757-1000 CYSTOURETHROSCOPY | $3,592.11 | — | $3,466.39–$5,127.58 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $467.50, median $467.50, highest $3,592.11 — a 7.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $467.50. 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 4 of 5 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.