Ureteroscopy for kidney stone cost in Duluth, MN — inpatient
In Duluth, MN-WI, 5 hospitals list a cash price for ureteroscopy with laser stone breaking and stent placement as an inpatient: from $777.75 to $3,918.42, with a median of $3,918.42. The lowest listed price is at Range Regional Health Services — $3,140.67 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $1,664.10 at 11 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 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 Jan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range Regional Health Services lowest Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 PR CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $777.75 | $1,830.00 | $275.33–$4,977.81 | 58% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $1,664.10 | $3,059.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Pro Cysto/Uretero W/Lithotripsy &Indwell Stent Insrt | $1,664.10 | $3,059.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN · (218) 786-2652 CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY | $3,918.42 | $5,937.00 | $2,455.54–$5,105.82 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN · (218) 786-3574 CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY | $3,918.42 | $5,937.00 | $2,546.38–$5,105.82 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth, MN CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY | $3,918.42 | $5,937.00 | $2,546.38–$5,105.82 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital both sides Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Pro Cysto/Uretero W/Lithotripsy &Indwell Stent Insrt|BILATERAL PROCEDURE | $2,496.14 | $4,588.50 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $777.75, median $3,918.42, highest $3,918.42 — a 5.0× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $2,496.14, median $2,496.14, highest $2,496.14.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,220.93 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 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 ($4,663.80). 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 CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $38.25 | file |