Surgery and procedures CPT 52356 Outpatient

Ureteroscopy for kidney stone cost in Fairfield, IL

In Fairfield, IL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for ureteroscopy with laser stone breaking and stent placement: from $14,137.60 to $14,137.60, with a median of $14,137.60. Across Illinois, the median is $10,147.75 at 22 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 52356, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$14,137.60Fairfield Memorial Hospital

Median$14,137.60half of hospitals charge less

Highest$14,137.60in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Fairfield Memorial Hospital Fairfield, IL · (618) 842-2611 CYSTO/UERTERO W/LITH source file	$14,137.60	$17,672.00	$2,761.30–$15,904.80	20%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Outpatient: lowest $14,137.60, median $14,137.60, highest $14,137.60.

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.