Surgery and procedures CPT 52356 Outpatient

Ureteroscopy for kidney stone cost in Coudersport, PA

In Coudersport, PA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for ureteroscopy with laser stone breaking and stent placement: from $675.60 to $675.60, with a median of $675.60. 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 —.

Lowest$675.60UPMC Cole
Median$675.60half pay less
Highest$675.60in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
UPMC Cole Coudersport, PA · (814) 274-9301 CYSTOURETHROSCOPY W/URETEROSCO $675.60 $1,126.00 $312.13–$7,323.51 40% —
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Outpatient: lowest $675.60, median $675.60, highest $675.60.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $675.60. 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. 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.