Ureteroscopy for kidney stone cost in San Diego, CA — inpatient
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for ureteroscopy with laser stone breaking and stent placement as an inpatient: from $12,105.60 to $12,105.60, with a median of $12,105.60. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa and 2 other hospitals. Across California, the median is $12,105.60 at 53 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa lowest San Diego, CA CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $12,105.60 | $23,280.00 | $5,043.00–$15,000.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos lowest San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $12,105.60 | $23,280.00 | $5,043.00–$15,000.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion lowest San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT | $12,105.60 | $23,280.00 | $5,043.00–$15,000.00 | 48% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $12,105.60, median $12,105.60, highest $12,105.60.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $12,105.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 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.