Ureteral stent placement cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for cystoscopy with ureteral stent placement: from $902.67 to $5,288.40, with a median of $3,768.60. The lowest listed price is at Uniontown Hospital — $2,865.93 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $4,170.00 at 25 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 5 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 6, 2026 and Mar 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Hospital lowest Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 INSERTION OF STENT IN URETER USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $902.67 | $1,805.34 | $158.09–$7,960.72 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 CYSTOSCOPY W STENT INSERTION | $3,520.20 | $5,867.00 | $158.09–$5,280.30 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC CYSTOSCOPY W STENT INSERTION | $3,570.00 | $5,950.00 | $158.09–$5,474.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 CYSTOSCOPY W STENT INSERTION | $3,688.80 | $6,148.00 | $158.09–$5,410.24 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 CYSTOSCOPY W STENT INSERTION | $3,768.60 | $6,281.00 | $158.09–$5,338.85 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC CYSTOSCOPY W STENT INSERTION | $3,769.20 | $6,282.00 | $158.09–$5,339.70 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 CYSTOSCOPY W STENT INSERTION | $3,787.80 | $6,313.00 | $158.09–$5,366.05 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 CYSTOSCOPY W STENT INSERTION | $4,170.00 | $6,950.00 | $158.09–$5,560.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 CYSTOSCOPY AND TREATMENT | $4,760.50 | $9,521.00 | $158.09–$7,960.72 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 CYSTOSCOPY W STENT INSERTION | $5,288.40 | $8,814.00 | $158.09–$7,491.90 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $902.67, median $3,768.60, highest $5,288.40 — a 5.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $3,768.90. 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 9 of 9 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.
7 rows held back from this comparison
They are 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.
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PAPR CYSTO W/INSERT URETERAL STENT | $82.46 | file |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PAPR CYSTO W/INSERT URETERAL STENT | $95.48 | file |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PAPR CYSTO W/INSERT URETERAL STENT | $95.48 | file |
| Alle-Kiski Medical Center Natrona Heights, PAPR CYSTO W/INSERT URETERAL STENT | $99.82 | file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PAPR CYSTO W/INSERT URETERAL STENT | $104.16 | file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PAPR CYSTO W/INSERT URETERAL STENT | $112.84 | file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PAPR CYSTO W/INSERT URETERAL STENT | $117.18 | file |