Ureteral stent placement cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 4 hospitals list a cash price for cystoscopy with ureteral stent placement: from $7,852.53 to $22,442.44, with a median of $11,928.69. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Washington — $4,076.16 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $9,063.05 at 12 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Washington lowest Washington, MO Cysto W/Insert Ureteral Stent | $7,852.53 | $12,080.81 | $3,199.00–$7,801.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Cysto W/Insert Ureteral Stent | $8,916.20 | $13,717.23 | $135.98–$3,822.23 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO Cysto W/Insert Ureteral Stent | $14,941.17 | $22,986.41 | $135.98–$3,822.23 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO Cysto W/Insert Ureteral Stent | $22,442.44 | $34,526.83 | $135.98–$3,822.23 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $7,852.53, median $11,928.69, highest $22,442.44 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 4 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.