Surgery and procedures CPT 52356 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Ureteroscopy for kidney stone cost in Akron, OH — inpatient

In Akron, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for ureteroscopy with laser stone breaking and stent placement as an inpatient: from $8,266.50 to $11,748.55, with a median of $10,007.53. The lowest listed price is at Summa Health System — $1,741.03 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $15,200.25 at 43 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 52356, 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.

Lowest$8,266.50Summa Health System

Median$10,007.53half of hospitals charge less

Highest$11,748.55in this market

Difference1.4×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Akron, OH.

median

Lowest $8,266.50Highest $23,497.10

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Summa Health System lowest Akron, OH · (330) 375-3000 Hc Asc Cysto/Uretero W/Lithotripsy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$8,266.50	$8,266.50	—	—
Western Reserve one side Cuyahoga Falls, OH · (330) 971-7000 CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY LT+1 more line at this price source file	$11,748.55	$21,361.00	$5,553.86–$12,405.40	45%
Western Reserve Cuyahoga Falls, OH · (330) 971-7000 CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY BIL source file	$23,497.10	$42,722.00	$7,121.31–$12,405.40	45%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Inpatient: lowest $8,266.50, median $10,007.53, highest $11,748.55 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $10,007.53 — 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. 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

In this procedure a thin scope is passed through the bladder into the ureter or kidney, and the stone is broken up with a laser; a temporary stent is placed to keep urine draining. It is done under anesthesia, usually as an outpatient.

What the price covers

The facility price covers the operating room and recovery; the stent is part of the code, though it may be listed as a supply. The urologist, anesthesia, stone analysis and later stent removal are usually billed separately.