Cystoscopy cost in Philadelphia, PA — inpatient
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 9 hospitals list a cash price for cystoscopy, diagnostic look inside the bladder and urethra as an inpatient: from $216.80 to $3,417.00, with a median of $216.80. The lowest listed price is at Paoli Hospital and 4 other hospitals. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $1,437.51 at 45 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 8 cities for code 52000, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paoli Hospital lowest Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Cystourethroscopy | $216.80 | $542.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital lowest Malvern, PA Hc Cystourethroscopy | $216.80 | $542.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital lowest Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Cystourethroscopy | $216.80 | $542.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital lowest Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Cystourethroscopy | $216.80 | $542.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center lowest Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Cystourethroscopy | $216.80 | $542.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 PR Cystourethroscopy | $310.00 | $310.00 | $25.46–$294.50 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 PR Cystourethroscopy | $310.00 | $310.00 | $25.46–$294.50 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Cystourethroscopy | $1,609.40 | $2,476.00 | $86.25–$4,110.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Cystourethroscopy | $2,028.00 | $3,120.00 | $742.19–$3,084.43 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Cystourethroscopy (Separate Procedure) | $3,417.00 | $3,417.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Cystourethroscopy (Separate Procedure) | $3,417.00 | $3,417.00 | — | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $216.80, median $216.80, highest $3,417.00 — a 15.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $386.70 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 3 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.