Ureteral stent placement cost in Portland, ME — inpatient
In Portland-South Portland, ME, 4 hospitals list a cash price for cystoscopy with ureteral stent placement as an inpatient: from $3,674.55 to $5,529.65, with a median of $4,561.45. The lowest listed price is at MaineHealth — $886.90 less than the median here. Across Maine, the median is $4,304.30 at 11 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 52332, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 9, 2025 and Sep 9, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Portland-South Portland, ME.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MaineHealth lowest Biddeford, ME HC CYSTO W/INSERT URETERAL STENT | $3,674.55 | $3,674.55 | $2,703.00–$3,454.08 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME HC CYSTO W/INSRT URETERL STENT | $4,304.30 | $16,555.00 | $10,760.75–$12,350.03 | 74% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 CYSTOSCOPY AND TREATMENT | $4,818.60 | $8,031.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 HC CYSTO W/INSERT URETERAL STENT | $5,529.65 | $5,529.65 | $4,067.61–$5,197.87 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $3,674.55, median $4,561.45, highest $5,529.65 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $4,561.45 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 3 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.
2 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.
| Mercy Hospital Portland, MEPF CYSTO W/INSRT URETERL STENT | $114.40 | file |
| York Hospital York, MECYSTOSCOPY & TREATMENT | $171.00 | file |