Surgery and procedures CPT 52356 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Ureteroscopy for kidney stone cost in Vallejo, CA — inpatient

In Vallejo, CA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for ureteroscopy with laser stone breaking and stent placement as an inpatient: from $1,199.44 to $16,828.00, with a median of $16,828.00. The lowest listed price is at NorthBay Medical Center — $15,628.56 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $12,105.60 at 53 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 52356, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,199.44NorthBay Medical Center
Median$16,828.00half pay less
Highest$16,828.00in this market
Difference14.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Vallejo, CA.

median
Lowest $1,199.44Highest $16,828.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
NorthBay Medical Center lowest Fairfield, CA · (707) 646-5000 Cysto/Uretero W/Lithotripsy $1,199.44 $1,199.44 — — Apr 1, 2026
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NorthBay Medical Center lowest Fairfield, CA · (707) 646-5000 Cysto/Uretero W/Lithotripsy $1,199.44 $1,199.44 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital & Rehab Center - Vallejo Vallejo, CA · (707) 651-1000 CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT $16,828.00 $30,050.00 $6,143.00–$19,237.00 44% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville Vacaville, CA · (707) 624-4000 CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT $16,828.00 $30,050.00 $6,143.00–$19,237.00 44% —
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Inpatient: lowest $1,199.44, median $16,828.00, highest $16,828.00 — a 14.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $16,828.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 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.