Ureteroscopy for kidney stone cost in Atlanta, GA
In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for ureteroscopy with laser stone breaking and stent placement: from $13,882.00 to $46,827.00, with a median of $13,882.00. The lowest listed price is at Emory University and 7 other hospitals. Across Georgia, the median is $13,882.00 at 9 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 4 cities for code 52356, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emory University lowest Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Cysto/Uretero W/Lithotripsy &Indwell Stent Insrt | $13,882.00 | $13,882.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta lowest Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Cysto/Uretero W/Lithotripsy &Indwell Stent Insrt | $13,882.00 | $13,882.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emory Decatur Hospital lowest Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Cysto/Uretero W/Lithotripsy &Indwell Stent Insrt | $13,882.00 | $13,882.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital lowest Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc Cysto/Uretero W/Lithotripsy &Indwell Stent Insrt | $13,882.00 | $13,882.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital lowest Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc Cysto/Uretero W/Lithotripsy &Indwell Stent Insrt | $13,882.00 | $13,882.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Health Resource lowest Decatur, GA Hc Cysto/Uretero W/Lithotripsy &Indwell Stent Insrt | $13,882.00 | $13,882.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Es Rehabilitation lowest Atlanta, GA Hc Cysto/Uretero W/Lithotripsy &Indwell Stent Insrt | $13,882.00 | $13,882.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crawford Long Hospital lowest Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc Cysto/Uretero W/Lithotripsy &Indwell Stent Insrt | $13,882.00 | $13,882.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (404) 785-5252 Crushing of stone of ureter, insert stent w/endoscope | $46,827.00 | $46,827.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $13,882.00, median $13,882.00, highest $46,827.00 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $13,882.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.
8 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 52356 ($4,748.22). 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.
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GAHc Pbb Cysto/Uretero W/Lithotripsy &Indwell Stent Insrt | $393.00 | file |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GAHc Pbb Cysto/Uretero W/Lithotripsy &Indwell Stent Insrt | $393.00 | file |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GAHc Pbb Cysto/Uretero W/Lithotripsy &Indwell Stent Insrt | $393.00 | file |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GAHc Pbb Cysto/Uretero W/Lithotripsy &Indwell Stent Insrt | $393.00 | file |
| Decatur Health Resource Decatur, GAHc Pbb Cysto/Uretero W/Lithotripsy &Indwell Stent Insrt | $393.00 | file |
| Es Rehabilitation Atlanta, GAHc Pbb Cysto/Uretero W/Lithotripsy &Indwell Stent Insrt | $393.00 | file |
| Crawford Long Hospital Atlanta, GAHc Pbb Cysto/Uretero W/Lithotripsy &Indwell Stent Insrt | $393.00 | file |
| Emory University Atlanta, GAHc Pbb Cysto/Uretero W/Lithotripsy &Indwell Stent Insrt | $393.00 | file |