Surgery and procedures CPT 52356 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Ureteroscopy for kidney stone cost in Olla, LA — inpatient

In Olla, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for ureteroscopy with laser stone breaking and stent placement as an inpatient: from $3,994.40 to $3,994.40, with a median of $3,994.40. Across Louisiana, the median is $2,199.40 at 9 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 52356, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$3,994.40Hardtner Medical Center
Median$3,994.40half pay less
Highest$3,994.40in this market
Difference1.0×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 Olla, LA.

median
Lowest $3,994.40Highest $4,402.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Hardtner Medical Center lowest Olla, LA · (318) 495-3131 52356 Cystourethroscopy with ureteroscopy and/or pyeloscopy with lithotripsy incld insert of stent $3,994.40 $4,993.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Hardtner Medical Center Olla, LA · (318) 495-3131 52356 CYSTOURETHROSCOPY, WITH URETEROSCOPY AND/OR PYELOSCOPY; WITH LITHOTRIPSY INCLUDING INS ProFee $4,402.40 $5,503.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $3,994.40, median $3,994.40, highest $3,994.40.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $3,994.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.