Surgery and procedures CPT 52356 Outpatient

Ureteroscopy for kidney stone cost in Waupaca, WI

In Waupaca, WI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for ureteroscopy with laser stone breaking and stent placement: from $2,086.11 to $2,086.11, with a median of $2,086.11. Across Wisconsin, the median is $1,988.35 at 26 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$2,086.11ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca
Median$2,086.11half pay less
Highest$2,086.11in 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 Waupaca, WI.

median
Lowest $2,086.11Highest $8,035.22

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca lowest Waupaca, WI · (715) 258-1000 CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT $2,086.11 $3,725.20 $1,080.31–$2,980.16 44% —
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca, WI · (715) 258-1000 HC Cysto/Uretero W/Lithotripsy &Indwell Stent Insrt $7,801.19 $13,930.70 $4,039.90–$11,478.88 44% —
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca, WI · (715) 258-1000 HC CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT $8,035.22 $14,348.60 $4,039.90–$11,478.88 44% —
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Outpatient: lowest $2,086.11, median $2,086.11, highest $2,086.11.

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.