Ureteroscopy for kidney stone cost in Nashville, TN — inpatient
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for ureteroscopy with laser stone breaking and stent placement as an inpatient: from $716.04 to $716.04, with a median of $716.04. Across Tennessee, the median is $5,096.98 at 8 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 52356, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 1, 2025 and Oct 1, 2025.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $716.04 | $1,326.00 | $263.22–$1,326.00 | 46% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $716.04, median $716.04, highest $716.04.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $716.04 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TNCYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $384.54 | file |