Ureteral stent placement cost in Columbus, OH
In Columbus, OH, 13 hospitals list a cash price for cystoscopy with ureteral stent placement: from $697.50 to $21,278.25, with a median of $4,999.15. The lowest listed price is at Nationwide Children's Hospital — $4,301.65 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $5,044.98 at 46 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 7 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 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 Columbus, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide Children's Hospital lowest Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 PR CYSTO W/INSERT URETERAL STENT | $697.50 | $775.00 | $558.00–$581.25 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East one side Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 HC Cystourethroscopy W/Insertion of Indwelling Ureteral Stent Rt | $3,838.25 | $5,905.00 | $632.00–$12,678.62 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City one side Grove City, OH HC Cystourethroscopy W/Insertion of Indwelling Ureteral Stent Lt | $3,838.25 | $5,905.00 | $632.00–$12,678.62 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City one side Grove City, OH HC Cystourethroscopy W/Insertion of Indwelling Ureteral Stent Rt | $3,838.25 | $5,905.00 | $632.00–$12,678.62 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's one side Westerville, OH · (614) 546-4034 HC Cystourethroscopy W/Insertion of Indwelling Ureteral Stent Rt | $3,838.25 | $5,905.00 | $632.00–$12,678.62 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's one side Westerville, OH · (614) 546-4034 HC Cystourethroscopy W/Insertion of Indwelling Ureteral Stent Lt | $3,838.25 | $5,905.00 | $632.00–$12,678.62 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East one side Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 HC Cystourethroscopy W/Insertion of Indwelling Ureteral Stent Lt | $3,838.25 | $5,905.00 | $632.00–$12,678.62 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH · (740) 368-5145 Hc Cystoscopy W Ins Ureteral Stent | $4,839.25 | $7,445.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 566-5000 Hc Cystoscopy W Ins Ureteral Stent | $4,999.15 | $7,691.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Cystoscopy W Ins Ureteral Stent | $4,999.15 | $7,691.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH · (614) 544-8000 Hc Cystoscopy W Ins Ureteral Stent | $4,999.15 | $7,691.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH · (614) 566-9164 Hc Cystoscopy W Ins Ureteral Stent | $4,999.15 | $7,691.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH Hc Cystoscopy W Ins Ureteral Stent | $4,999.15 | $7,691.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH Hc Cystoscopy W Ins Ureteral Stent | $4,999.15 | $7,691.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH · (614) 546-4034 HC Cystourethroscopy W/Insertion of Indwelling Ureteral Stent Bl | $5,757.70 | $8,858.00 | $632.00–$12,678.62 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC Cystourethroscopy W/Insertion of Indwelling Ureteral Stent Bl | $5,757.70 | $8,858.00 | $632.00–$12,678.62 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 HC Cystourethroscopy W/Insertion of Indwelling Ureteral Stent Bl | $5,757.70 | $8,858.00 | $632.00–$12,678.62 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Berger Hospital Circleville, OH · (740) 420-8008 Hc Cystoscopy W Ins Ureteral Stent | $5,930.60 | $9,124.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH · (380) 898-9000 PR Cystourethroscopy With Insertion Indwelling Ureteral Stent | $21,278.25 | — | $2,643.20–$11,514.39 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH PR Cystourethroscopy With Insertion Indwelling Ureteral Stent | $21,385.31 | — | $632.00–$19,285.24 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH · (614) 546-4034 PR Cystourethroscopy With Insertion Indwelling Ureteral Stent | $22,506.87 | — | $632.00–$12,678.62 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 PR Cystourethroscopy With Insertion Indwelling Ureteral Stent | $22,657.45 | — | $632.00–$12,678.62 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $697.50, median $4,999.15, highest $21,278.25 — a 30.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $4,999.15. 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 3 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
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.