Ureteral stent placement cost in Santa Cruz, CA — inpatient
In Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for cystoscopy with ureteral stent placement as an inpatient: from $3,813.75 to $15,748.00, with a median of $9,780.88. The lowest listed price is at Dominican Hospital — $5,967.13 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $5,865.30 at 97 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 52332, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 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 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Hospital lowest Santa Cruz, CA · (831) 462-7700 CYSTO W STENT URETERL INS | $3,813.75 | $8,475.00 | $6,780.00–$7,203.75 | 55% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center of Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA · (831) 477-2200 HCHG CYSTO W/ INS URETERAL STENT | $15,748.00 | $15,748.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $3,813.75, median $9,780.88, highest $15,748.00 — a 4.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $9,780.88 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.