Ureteroscopy with lithotripsy cost in Duluth, MN — inpatient
In Duluth, MN-WI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for ureteroscopy with laser stone breaking (lithotripsy) as an inpatient: from $1,496.00 to $1,496.00, with a median of $1,496.00. Across Minnesota, the median is $2,263.25 at 5 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 52353, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 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 Duluth, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital lowest Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 CYSTO W/URETEROSCOPY W/LITHOTRIPSY | $1,496.00 | $2,750.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital lowest Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Pro Cystouretero W/Lithotripsy | $1,496.00 | $2,750.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,496.00, median $1,496.00, highest $1,496.00.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,496.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
What it is
Ureteroscopy passes a thin scope up the ureter to break a stone with a laser.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 52353 ($3,950.58). 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.
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MNAS CYSTOURETHROSCOPY W/ URETEROSCOPY &/OR PYELOSCOPY; W/ LITHOTRIPSY | $38.25 | file |