Ureteroscopy for kidney stone cost in Seattle, WA
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for ureteroscopy with laser stone breaking and stent placement: from $7,573.50 to $63,744.31, with a median of $35,658.91. The lowest listed price is at Virginia Mason Medical Center — $28,085.41 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $25,586.60 at 7 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Mason Medical Center lowest Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY - FAC | $7,573.50 | $14,850.00 | $8,910.00–$11,880.00 | 49% | — source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Cysto/Uretero W/Lithotripsy &Indwell Stent Insrt | $63,744.31 | — | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $7,573.50, median $35,658.91, highest $63,744.31 — a 8.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $7,573.50. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.