Ureteral stent placement cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 13 hospitals publish a cash price for cystoscopy with ureteral stent placement: from $454.00 to $35,258.08, with a median of $4,153.33. The lowest price is at Broadlawns Medical Center (Des Moines). The highest price is 77.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,153.33, is 5% below the US median of $4,356.95.
- Iowa ranks 16th of 41 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 13 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 Oct 24, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$454.00Broadlawns Medical Center
Median$4,153.33half of hospitals charge less
Highest$35,258.08in Iowa
Lowest saves$3,699.33vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadlawns Medical Center lowest Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Cyst W Ins Of Indwelling Uret | $454.00 | $454.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Audubon County Memorial Hospital Audubon · Audubon, IA Insertion of stent in ureter using an endoscope | $455.00 | $455.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA Insertion of stent in ureter using an endoscope | $1,642.50 | $2,190.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA CYSTO W-INSERT URETERAL STENT | $1,710.60 | $5,702.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| WinnMed Decorah · Decorah, IA Insertion of stent in ureter using an endoscope | $3,303.30 | $4,719.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Dallas County Hospital Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA OR-CYST W INS OF INDWELLING URETER STENT | $4,064.00 | $6,252.00 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning · Carroll, IA Insertion of stent in ureter using an endoscope | $4,153.33 | $6,199.00 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Washington County Hospital Washington · Iowa City, IA Insertion of stent in ureter using an endoscope | $4,505.25 | $6,007.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Regional Medical Center one side Manchester · Manchester, IA INSERTION OF STENT IN URETER USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $4,724.00 | $5,905.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB CYSTOURETHROSCOPY W/ INSERTION OF INDWELLING URETERAL STENT | $5,789.70 | $8,271.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB CYSTOURETHROSCOPY W/ INSERTION OF INDWELLING URETERAL STENT | $5,789.70 | $8,271.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, IA PR Cystourethroscopy With Insertion Indwelling Ureteral Stent | $21,428.51 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City · Mason City, IA PR Cystourethroscopy With Insertion Indwelling Ureteral Stent | $35,258.08 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Check the item The description in the hospital file looks like a supply or device (a catheter, a brace, an implant), not this procedure. The hospital may have filed it under the wrong code: ask before relying on this price.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa City, IA | 3 | $4,505.25 | $5,789.70 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 2 | $454.00 | $2,259.00 |
| Audubon, IA | 1 | $455.00 | $455.00 |
| Carroll, IA | 1 | $4,153.33 | $4,153.33 |
| Clinton, IA | 1 | $21,428.51 | $21,428.51 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $3,303.30 | $3,303.30 |
| Greenfield, IA | 1 | $1,642.50 | $1,642.50 |
| Manchester, IA | 1 | $4,724.00 | $4,724.00 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $35,258.08 | $35,258.08 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 1 | $1,710.60 | $1,710.60 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What ureteral stent placement is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Ureteral stent placement explained.
Cystoscopy with ureteral stent placement in other states
- Alabama$4,117.50
- Alaska$2,995.20, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$6,802.99
- Arkansas$2,090.95
- California$7,457.50
- Colorado$4,777.50, 4 hospitals
- Connecticut$5,954.30, 1 hospital
- Delaware$4,763.40, 3 hospitals
- Florida$4,878.00
- Georgia$3,263.59
- Hawaii$4,163.88
- Idaho$7,933.00
- Illinois$4,193.80
- Indiana$6,960.48
- Kansas$3,476.50
- Kentucky$3,626.04
- Louisiana$2,095.58
- Maine$4,072.10
- Maryland$3,513.91, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$6,870.50
- Michigan$4,356.95
- Minnesota$3,666.18
- Mississippi$3,000.00
- Missouri$5,129.25
- Montana$615.94
- Nebraska$2,914.08
- Nevada$3,834.00, 3 hospitals
- New Hampshire$1,863.54
- New Jersey$4,602.60
- New Mexico$8,426.68
- New York$4,382.09
- North Carolina$4,745.00
- North Dakota$3,544.00
- Ohio$9,935.36
- Oklahoma$6,544.59
- Oregon$5,374.85
- Pennsylvania$4,764.60
- Rhode Island$4,334.17
- South Carolina$7,268.98
- South Dakota$4,346.40
- Tennessee$3,986.79
- Texas$4,342.83
- Utah$3,910.08, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$780.00, 3 hospitals
- Virginia$4,284.50
- Washington$5,191.78
- West Virginia$3,287.67
- Wisconsin$4,356.95
- Wyoming$3,781.00, 1 hospital
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.