Ureteroscopy for kidney stone cost in Cleveland, OH
In Cleveland, OH, 11 hospitals list a cash price for ureteroscopy with laser stone breaking and stent placement: from $3,468.50 to $15,200.25, with a median of $15,200.25. The lowest listed price is at Metrohealth System — $11,731.75 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $15,200.25 at 34 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 8 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 Jun 16, 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 Cleveland, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metrohealth System lowest Cleveland, OH · (216) 778-7089 Hc Cysto/Uretero W/Lithotripsy | $3,468.50 | $9,910.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Summa Health System Akron, OH · (330) 375-3000 Hc Asc Cysto/Uretero W/Lithotripsy | $8,266.50 | $8,266.50 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Health System - East Region Euclid, OH CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $15,200.25 | $23,385.00 | $773.02–$10,235.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH · (216) 952-9829 CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $15,200.25 | $23,385.00 | $484.62–$13,821.00 | 35% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Hospital Cleveland, OH · (216) 476-7000 CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $15,200.25 | $23,385.00 | $6,613.28–$23,385.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Hillcrest Hospital Mayfield Heights, OH · (440) 312-4500 CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $15,200.25 | $23,385.00 | $660.29–$14,715.82 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Medina Hospital Medina, OH · (330) 725-1000 CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $15,200.25 | $23,385.00 | $6,613.28–$23,385.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital Cleveland, OH · (216) 696-4300 CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $15,200.25 | $23,385.00 | $6,613.28–$23,385.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Marymount Hospital Garfield Heights, OH · (216) 587-8210 CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $15,200.25 | $23,385.00 | $773.02–$10,235.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| South Pointe Hospital Warrensville Heights, OH · (216) 491-6523 CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $15,200.25 | $23,385.00 | $773.02–$10,235.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Avon, OH · (440) 695-5000 CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $15,200.25 | $23,385.00 | $6,613.28–$23,385.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3,468.50, median $15,200.25, highest $15,200.25 — a 4.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $15,200.25. 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 4 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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
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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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.
| Metrohealth System Cleveland, OHCysto/Uretero W/Lithotripsy | $439.25 | file |