Ureteral stent placement cost in California

In California, 92 hospitals publish a cash price for cystoscopy with ureteral stent placement: from $824.16 to $19,563.15, with a median of $7,457.50. The lowest price is at Healdsburg Hospital (Healdsburg). The highest price is 23.7× the lowest.

• The median here, $7,457.50, is 71% above the US median of $4,356.95.
• California ranks 38th of 41 states by median, cheapest first.
• 24 of 92 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 52332. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map