Cystoscopy cost in Washington, DC
In Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, 12 hospitals list a cash price for cystoscopy, diagnostic look inside the bladder and urethra: from $506.50 to $17,633.82, with a median of $1,001.50. The lowest listed price is at Inova Fairfax Hospital and 4 other hospitals — $495.00 less than the median here. Across District of Columbia, the median is $2,737.31 at 2 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,001.50, is 15% below the US median of $1,171.50.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 11 cities for code 52000, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 17, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 14, 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inova Fairfax Hospital lowest Falls Church, VA · (703) 698-1110 HC CYSTOURETHROSCOPY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $506.50 | $1,013.00 | $667.47–$2,678.00 | 50% |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital lowest Leesburg, VA · (703) 858-6600 HC CYSTOURETHROSCOPY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $506.50 | $1,013.00 | $667.47–$2,678.00 | 50% |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital lowest Fairfax, VA · (703) 391-4170 HC CYSTOURETHROSCOPY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $506.50 | $1,013.00 | $667.47–$2,678.00 | 50% |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital lowest Alexandria, VA · (703) 664-7105 HC CYSTOURETHROSCOPY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $506.50 | $1,013.00 | $667.47–$2,678.00 | 50% |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital lowest Alexandria, VA · (703) 504-3167 HC CYSTOURETHROSCOPY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $506.50 | $1,013.00 | $667.47–$2,678.00 | 50% |
| Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV · (304) 728-1600 CYSTOURETHROSCOPY File of Jul 12, 2026 · source file | $571.00 | $1,142.00 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 52000 Cystoscopy+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,432.00 | $2,864.00 | — | 50% |
| MedStar Montgomery Medical Center Olney, MD · (301) 774-8882 CYSTOURETHROSCOPY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,766.28 | $1,802.33 | $1,766.28–$1,802.33 | 2% |
| MedStar Southern Hospital Center Clinton, MD · (301) 868-8000 CYSTOURETHROSCOPY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,630.37 | $2,684.05 | $2,630.37–$2,684.05 | 2% |
| MedStar Georgetown Hospital Northwest Washington, DC · (202) 784-3000 GYN CYSTOURETHOSCOPY+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,735.47 | $4,208.41 | $416.00–$6,474.00 | 35% |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington, DC · (202) 877-7000 CYSTOSCOPY+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,739.14 | $4,214.06 | $416.00–$3,581.95 | 35% |
| Fauquier Health Warrenton, VA · (540) 316-5000 Cystourethroscopy (separate procedure) File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file | $17,633.82 | $44,084.56 | $3,765.00 | 60% |
Outpatient: lowest $506.50, median $1,001.50, highest $17,633.82 — a 34.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $506.50. 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 9 of 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 5 it is 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 cystoscopy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Cystoscopy explained.