Ureteral stent placement cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 19 hospitals list a cash price for cystoscopy with ureteral stent placement: from $1,140.95 to $24,203.92, with a median of $6,662.00. The lowest listed price is at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital — $5,521.05 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $4,193.80 at 24 hospitals.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 18 cities for code 52332, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 4, 2025 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital lowest Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Cystoscpy W/ Ins Ureteral Stent | $1,140.95 | $6,005.00 | $582.65–$4,494.09 | 81% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Cystoscpy W/ Ins Ureteral Stent | $1,381.15 | $6,005.00 | $2,131.78–$4,293.58 | 77% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 316-4000 Cystoscopy and treatment - 52332 - OR36052332 | $3,758.00 | $9,600.00 | $156.01–$8,310.97 | 61% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL · (630) 859-2222 Cystoscopy and treatment - 52332 - OR36052332 | $3,758.00 | $14,602.00 | $150.51–$14,602.00 | 74% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL Cystourethroscopy W/Insert Uret Stent | $4,193.80 | $6,452.00 | $871.02–$3,522.79 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Cystourethroscopy W/Insert Uret Stent | $4,193.80 | $6,452.00 | $871.02–$3,522.79 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Cystourethroscopy W/Insert Uret Stent | $4,193.80 | $6,452.00 | $871.02–$3,522.79 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Evanston Hospital Evanson, IL · (847) 570-2000 Cystourethroscopy W/Insert Uret Stent | $4,193.80 | $6,452.00 | $871.02–$3,522.79 | 35% | — source file |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey, IL · (708) 333-2300 Hc Cystourethroscopy; W/ Insertion, Indwelling Ureteral Stent | $4,994.00 | $4,994.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 HB CYSTOURETHROSCOPY W/INSERT URET STENT | $6,662.00 | $6,662.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Endeavor Health Clinical Operations Highland Park, IL HB CYSTOURETHROSCOPY W/INSERT URET STENT | $6,662.00 | $6,662.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 HB CYSTOURETHROSCOPY W/INSERT URET STENT | $6,662.00 | $6,662.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL · (847) 234-5600 Cysto W/Insert Ureteral Stent | $17,272.39 | $24,674.84 | $1,635.00–$1,987.50 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich, IL · (815) 786-8484 Cysto W/Insert Ureteral Stent | $20,122.37 | $28,746.24 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL · (708) 923-4000 Cysto W/Insert Ureteral Stent | $20,424.41 | $29,177.73 | $1,788.50–$1,987.50 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 Cysto W/Insert Ureteral Stent | $21,615.15 | $30,878.79 | $784.00–$1,987.50 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL · (630) 682-1600 Cysto W/Insert Ureteral Stent | $22,619.73 | $32,313.90 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL · (815) 756-1521 Cysto W/Insert Ureteral Stent | $22,955.69 | $32,793.84 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL · (815) 344-5000 Cysto W/Insert Ureteral Stent | $24,203.92 | $34,577.03 | $1,788.50–$4,551.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital both sides Park Ridge, IL · (847) 723-2210 CYSTO INSERTION STENT BILATERAL | $3,390.00 | $6,780.00 | $2,671.32–$12,362.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge both sides Park Ridge, IL CYSTO INSERTION STENT BILATERAL | $3,390.00 | $6,780.00 | $2,671.32–$12,362.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,140.95, median $6,662.00, highest $24,203.92 — a 21.2× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $3,390.00, median $3,390.00, highest $3,390.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $4,593.90. 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 12 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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 it is
This procedure places a thin tube (stent) in the ureter through a scope, to let urine drain past a stone or blockage.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 52332 ($3,702.34). 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.
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago, ILInsertion of stent in ureter using an endoscope | $101.43 | file |