Ureteroscopy for kidney stone cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for ureteroscopy with laser stone breaking and stent placement: from $5,474.50 to $5,474.50, with a median of $5,474.50. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $9,087.10 at 10 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 — and —.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 CRUSHING OF STONE OF URETER WITH INSERTION OF STENT USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $5,474.50 | $10,949.00 | $171.55–$12,108.92 | 50% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $5,474.50, median $5,474.50, highest $5,474.50.
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.
7 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.
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PAPR CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $219.45 | file |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PAPR CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $254.10 | file |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PAPR CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $254.10 | file |
| Alle-Kiski Medical Center Natrona Heights, PAPR CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $265.65 | file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PAPR CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $277.20 | file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PAPR CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $300.30 | file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PAPR CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $311.85 | file |