Ureteroscopy with lithotripsy cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 19 hospitals list a cash price for ureteroscopy with laser stone breaking (lithotripsy): from $391.02 to $35,980.58, with a median of $13,032.88. The lowest listed price is at Humboldt Park Health — $12,641.86 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $14,137.60 at 19 hospitals.
- The median here, $13,032.88, is 92% above the US median of $6,784.22.
- 1 of 19 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 19 facilities across 16 cities for code 52353, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 10, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2025 and Nov 5, 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt Park Health lowest Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Crushing of stone of ureter using an endoscope File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $391.02 | $1,396.50 | $460.85–$1,466.33 | 72% |
| Loretto Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 626-4300 Cystouretero w/lithotripsy PF File of Nov 5, 2026 · source file | $612.92 | $1,021.53 | $612.92–$1,021.53 | 40% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 PF-CYSTOURETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $675.50 | $965.00 | $378.74–$772.00 | 30% |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point Crown Point, IN · (219) 757-6100 Cysto W/Ureteroscopy W/Lithotripsy File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $4,394.75 | $17,033.90 | $17,033.90 | 74% |
| Saint Francis Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 316-4000 Cystouretero w/lithotripsy File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $5,717.00 | $13,730.00 | $385.97–$12,641.72 | 58% |
| Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet Joliet, IL · (815) 725-7133 Cystouretero w/lithotripsy File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $5,717.00 | $12,790.00 | $371.23–$12,790.00 | 55% |
| Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL · (630) 859-2222 Cystouretero w/lithotripsy File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $5,717.00 | $18,988.00 | $371.23–$18,988.00 | 70% |
| Franciscan Health Dyer Dyer, IN · (219) 865-2141 Cysto W/Ureteroscopy W/Lithotripsy File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $7,290.23 | $27,000.87 | $2,273.62–$18,066.40 | 73% |
| Franciscan Health Munster Munster, IN · (219) 922-4200 Cysto W/Ureteroscopy W/Lithotripsy File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $9,915.76 | $46,552.85 | $2,273.62–$19,742.00 | 79% |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso, IN · (219) 983-8300 CYSTOURETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $13,032.88 | $48,269.92 | $322.73–$40,546.73 | 73% |
| Franciscan Health Rensselaer Rensselaer, IN · (219) 866-5141 Cysto W/Ureteroscopy W/Lithotripsy File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $13,122.19 | $36,654.15 | $2,273.62–$19,742.00 | 64% |
| Vista Medical Center East Waukegan, IL · (847) 360-3000 S-CYSTO W/LITHOTRIPS File of Mar 31, 2025 · source file | $25,047.88 | $25,047.88 | $2,680.12–$6,644.44 | — |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL · (630) 682-1600 Cysto W/Ureteroscopy W/Lithotripsy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $25,154.60 | $35,935.14 | — | 30% |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL · (708) 923-4000 Cysto W/Ureteroscopy W/Lithotripsy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $25,609.04 | $36,584.34 | $9,243.00–$10,269.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 Cysto W/Ureteroscopy W/Lithotripsy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $26,245.81 | $37,494.01 | $9,243.00–$10,269.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL · (815) 756-1521 Cysto W/Ureteroscopy W/Lithotripsy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $26,422.83 | $37,746.90 | — | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL · (815) 344-5000 Cysto W/Ureteroscopy W/Lithotripsy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $29,471.01 | $42,101.44 | $3,081.00–$9,102.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL · (847) 234-5600 Cysto W/Ureteroscopy W/Lithotripsy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $35,980.58 | $51,400.83 | $6,162.00–$6,846.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 926-2000 Cysto W/Ureteroscopy W/Lithotripsy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $35,980.58 | $51,400.83 | $6,935.00–$7,705.00 | 30% |
Outpatient: lowest $391.02, median $13,032.88, highest $35,980.58 — a 92.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $644.21. 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 11 of 17 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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 ureteroscopy with lithotripsy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Ureteroscopy with lithotripsy explained.