Ureteroscopy for kidney stone cost in Fort Wayne, IN — inpatient
In Fort Wayne, IN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for ureteroscopy with laser stone breaking and stent placement as an inpatient: from $488.25 to $594.00, with a median of $541.13. The lowest listed price is at Dupont Hospital — $52.88 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $2,363.88 at 16 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.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Fort Wayne, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dupont Hospital lowest Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 52356,LT CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY | $488.25 | $1,085.00 | $322.25–$976.50 | 55% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital lowest Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 52356,RT CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY | $488.25 | $1,085.00 | $322.25–$976.50 | 55% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital lowest Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 52356,52 CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY | $488.25 | $1,085.00 | $322.25–$976.50 | 55% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital lowest Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 52356 CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY | $488.25 | $1,085.00 | $322.25–$976.50 | 55% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 52356,LT CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY | $594.00 | $1,080.00 | $322.92–$972.00 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 52356,RT CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY | $594.00 | $1,080.00 | $322.92–$972.00 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 52356,52 CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY | $594.00 | $1,080.00 | $322.92–$972.00 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 52356 CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY | $594.00 | $1,080.00 | $322.92–$972.00 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $488.25, median $541.13, highest $594.00 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $19,613.21 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 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.
12 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.
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN52356 80 CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY | $72.90 | file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN52356 80 CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY | $97.20 | file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN52356 80 CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY | $121.50 | file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN52356 80 CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY | $148.50 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN52356 CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY | $292.95 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN52356,52 CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY | $292.95 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN52356,RT CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY | $292.95 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN52356,LT CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY | $292.95 | file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN52356,52 CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY | $388.80 | file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN52356 CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY | $388.80 | file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN52356,LT CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY | $388.80 | file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN52356,RT CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY | $388.80 | file |