Ureteral stent placement cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 26 hospitals list a cash price for cystoscopy with ureteral stent placement: from $1,140.95 to $24,203.92, with a median of $6,482.40. The lowest listed price is at MacNeal Hospital and 1 other hospital — $5,341.45 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $4,193.80 at 30 hospitals.
- The median here, $6,482.40, is 49% above the US median of $4,356.95.
- 4 of 26 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 28 facilities across 24 cities for code 52332, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 9, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2025 and Nov 6, 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacNeal Hospital lowest Berwyn, IL · (708) 783-9100 Cystoscpy W/ Ins Ureteral Stent File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,140.95 | $6,005.00 | $618.39–$4,494.09 | 81% |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital lowest Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Cystoscpy W/ Ins Ureteral Stent File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,140.95 | $6,005.00 | $582.65–$4,494.09 | 81% |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Cystoscpy W/ Ins Ureteral Stent File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,381.15 | $6,005.00 | $2,131.78–$4,293.58 | 77% |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 926-2000 HB Cysto W/Insert Ureteral Stent File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,912.00 | $4,160.00 | $973.44–$6,836.50 | 30% |
| Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL · (630) 859-2222 Cystoscopy and treatment - 52332 - OR36052332 File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,758.00 | $14,602.00 | $150.51–$14,602.00 | 74% |
| Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet Joliet, IL · (815) 725-7133 Cystoscopy and treatment - 52332 - OR36052332 File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,758.00 | $10,003.00 | $150.51–$10,003.00 | 62% |
| Saint Francis Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 316-4000 Cystoscopy and treatment - 52332 - OR36052332 File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,758.00 | $9,600.00 | $156.01–$8,310.97 | 61% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Cystourethroscopy W/Insert Uret Stent File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $4,193.80 | $6,452.00 | $871.02–$3,522.79 | 35% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Cystourethroscopy W/Insert Uret Stent File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $4,193.80 | $6,452.00 | $871.02–$3,522.79 | 35% |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey, IL · (708) 333-2300 Hc Cystourethroscopy; W/ Insertion, Indwelling Ureteral Stent File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,994.00 | $4,994.00 | — | — |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point Crown Point, IN · (219) 757-6100 Cysto W/Insert Ureteral Stent File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $5,273.72 | $20,440.77 | $16,201.20–$20,440.77 | 74% |
| Franciscan Health Munster Munster, IN · (219) 922-4200 Cysto W/Insert Ureteral Stent File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $5,672.83 | $26,632.99 | $1,728.79–$26,225.00 | 79% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 CYSTOSCOPY W/STENT INS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,302.80 | $9,004.00 | $161.24–$7,203.20 | 30% |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 HB CYSTOURETHROSCOPY W/INSERT URET STENT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,662.00 | $6,662.00 | — | — |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL HB CYSTOURETHROSCOPY W/INSERT URET STENT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,662.00 | $6,662.00 | — | — |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 HB CYSTOURETHROSCOPY W/INSERT URET STENT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,662.00 | $6,662.00 | — | — |
| Franciscan Health Dyer Dyer, IN · (219) 865-2141 Cysto W/Insert Ureteral Stent File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $6,815.96 | $25,244.31 | $1,728.79–$11,877.32 | 73% |
| Franciscan Health Rensselaer Rensselaer, IN · (219) 866-5141 Cysto W/Insert Ureteral Stent File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $6,960.48 | $19,442.67 | $1,728.79–$10,106.00 | 64% |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso, IN · (219) 983-8300 CYSTOSCOPY AND TREATMENT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $7,957.82 | $29,473.39 | $130.83–$24,757.65 | 73% |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 926-2000 Cysto W/Insert Ureteral Stent File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $17,272.39 | $24,674.84 | $2,013.00–$3,750.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL · (847) 234-5600 Cysto W/Insert Ureteral Stent File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $17,272.39 | $24,674.84 | $1,635.00–$1,987.50 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich, IL · (815) 786-8484 Cysto W/Insert Ureteral Stent File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $20,122.37 | $28,746.24 | — | 30% |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL · (708) 923-4000 Cysto W/Insert Ureteral Stent File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $20,424.41 | $29,177.73 | $1,788.50–$1,987.50 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 Cysto W/Insert Ureteral Stent File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $21,615.15 | $30,878.79 | $784.00–$1,987.50 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL · (630) 682-1600 Cysto W/Insert Ureteral Stent File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $22,619.73 | $32,313.90 | — | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL · (815) 756-1521 Cysto W/Insert Ureteral Stent File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $22,955.69 | $32,793.84 | — | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL · (815) 344-5000 Cysto W/Insert Ureteral Stent File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $24,203.92 | $34,577.03 | $1,788.50–$4,551.00 | 30% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge both sides Park Ridge, IL CYSTO INSERTION STENT BILATERAL File of Nov 6, 2026 · source file | $3,530.00 | $7,060.00 | $2,781.64–$12,760.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital both sides Park Ridge, IL · (847) 723-2210 CYSTO INSERTION STENT BILATERAL File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $3,530.00 | $7,060.00 | $2,781.64–$12,760.00 | 50% |
Outpatient: lowest $1,140.95, median $6,482.40, highest $24,203.92 — a 21.2× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $3,530.00, median $3,530.00, highest $3,530.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $5,828.00. 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 13 of 19 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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 ureteral stent placement is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Ureteral stent placement explained.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 52332 ($3,476.20). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago, ILInsertion of stent in ureter using an endoscope | $101.43 | file |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, ILPF-CYSTOSCOPY AND TREATMENT | $273.70 | file |