Ureteroscopy for kidney stone cost in Minneapolis, MN
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 6 hospitals list a cash price for ureteroscopy with laser stone breaking and stent placement: from $685.53 to $5,908.74, with a median of $1,570.14. The lowest listed price is at M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital — $884.61 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $1,664.10 at 11 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 6 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 Jan 29, 2026 and May 18, 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital lowest Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 PR CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $685.53 | $1,613.00 | $275.33–$1,919.60 | 57% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 PR CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $1,011.36 | $1,613.00 | $275.33–$1,919.60 | 37% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 PR CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $1,011.36 | $1,613.00 | $275.33–$1,919.60 | 37% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Maple Grove Surgery Center Maple Grove, MN HC CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $2,128.91 | $5,309.00 | $1,080.00–$6,134.54 | 60% | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park, MN Cysto/Uretero W/Lithotripsy | $3,955.12 | $15,212.00 | $1,609.31–$11,409.00 | 74% | — source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $5,908.74 | $14,735.00 | $1,576.00–$17,846.48 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 Outpatient Services | $5,908.74 | $14,735.00 | $1,576.00–$17,846.48 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $685.53, median $1,570.14, highest $5,908.74 — a 8.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $1,570.14. 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 6 of 6 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.
4 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.
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MNAS CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $30.11 | file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MNAS CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $79.13 | file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MNAS CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $103.09 | file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WICysto/Uretero W/Lithotripsy | $336.64 | file |