Cystoscopy cost in California

In California, 106 hospitals publish a cash price for cystoscopy, diagnostic look inside the bladder and urethra: from $122.80 to $15,663.50, with a median of $1,617.20. The lowest price is at UCI Health-Orange (Orange). The highest price is 127.6× the lowest.

• The median here, $1,617.20, is 38% above the US median of $1,171.50.
• California ranks 35th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
• 12 of 106 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

California law (Health and Safety Code §127405): if you are uninsured or have high medical costs and your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, a hospital may not expect you to pay more than it would expect from Medicare or Medi-Cal, whichever is greater. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital for its discount payment policy. A separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 52000. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 12, 2026. See them on a map