Ureteroscopy for kidney stone cost in Portland, OR
In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for ureteroscopy with laser stone breaking and stent placement: from $708.50 to $27,346.15, with a median of $728.65. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center and 3 other hospitals — $20.15 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $1,382.40 at 16 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 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 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC PHZ CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY & INDWELL STENT INSRT | $708.50 | $1,090.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC PHZ CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY & INDWELL STENT INSRT | $708.50 | $1,090.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC PHZ CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY & INDWELL STENT INSRT | $708.50 | $1,090.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC PHZ CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY & INDWELL STENT INSRT | $708.50 | $1,090.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center lowest Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC PHZ CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY & INDWELL STENT INSRT | $708.50 | $1,090.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center lowest Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC PHZ CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY & INDWELL STENT INSRT | $708.50 | $1,090.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC PHZ CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY & INDWELL STENT INSRT | $708.50 | $1,090.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 PR CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $748.80 | $1,152.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 PR CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $748.80 | $1,152.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 PR CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $748.80 | $1,152.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 PR CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $748.80 | $1,152.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 PR CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $748.80 | $1,152.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 PR CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $748.80 | $1,152.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 PR CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $748.80 | $1,152.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 PR CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $748.80 | $1,152.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center Clackamas, OR · (503) 652-2880 CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $12,691.35 | $14,931.00 | $4,032.00–$13,018.00 | 15% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Westside Hillsboro, OR · (971) 310-0100 CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $12,691.35 | $14,931.00 | $4,032.00–$13,018.00 | 15% | — source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 CRUSHING OF STONE OF URETER WITH INSERTION OF STENT USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $27,346.15 | $42,071.00 | $2,378.24–$19,290.53 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $708.50, median $728.65, highest $27,346.15 — a 38.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $708.50. 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 2 of 3 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.
6 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.
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, ORHC PHZ A CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY & INDWELL STENT INSRT" | $177.45 | file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, ORHC PHZ A CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY & INDWELL STENT INSRT" | $177.45 | file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, ORHC PHZ A CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY & INDWELL STENT INSRT" | $177.45 | file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, ORHC PHZ A CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY & INDWELL STENT INSRT" | $177.45 | file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, ORHC PHZ A CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY & INDWELL STENT INSRT" | $177.45 | file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, ORHC PHZ A CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY & INDWELL STENT INSRT" | $177.45 | file |