Ureteroscopy for kidney stone cost without insurance
The median hospital cash price for ureteroscopy with laser stone breaking and stent placement is $7,372.68 across 695 US hospitals; most list between $2,456.80 and $17,478.48. The lowest outpatient cash price in any of 329 markets is $437.62. Prices come from each hospital's own price file; pick your area below to compare hospitals side by side.
Collected Nov 11, 2026 Each price links to its source file
Lowest$437.62any market
Median market$8,121.37middle of market medians
Most below$17,478.489 in 10 hospitals
Listings691hospital prices
Cash or insurance?
If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you pay the rate your plan negotiated with the hospital, not the cash price. Hospital price files list those rates too: for ureteroscopy for kidney stone, the highest negotiated rate in a hospital's file has a median of $12,818.21 and the lowest a median of $1,689.43. At 485 of 606 hospitals that publish both, the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate.
With a high deductible, cash can cost less. But a cash payment may not count toward your deductible or out-of-pocket maximum: ask your plan for its rate at that hospital (most have a cost estimator) and whether it will credit a cash payment.
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What is CPT 52356?
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.
Why prices differ
Prices differ between hospital outpatient departments and surgery centers, with anesthesia time, and with the number and size of stones.
What to ask
Ask whether the self-pay price for CPT 52356 includes the stent, anesthesia and the urologist's fee, and what stent removal will cost.
Prices by state
Among 37 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Wisconsin ($2,086.11), Arkansas ($3,583.90) and Louisiana ($4,034.31), and highest in Virginia ($16,801.40), Indiana ($15,967.86) and Massachusetts ($15,308.00).
Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.
- Alabama$8,189.55
- Alaska$11,169.60, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$13,355.07
- Arkansas$3,583.90
- California$12,105.60
- Colorado$7,380.24
- Delaware$4,012.83, 2 hospitals
- Florida$13,433.70
- Georgia$4,793.31
- Hawaii$4,862.20
- Idaho$11,497.38
- Illinois$6,157.90
- Indiana$15,967.86
- Iowa$8,412.00
- Kansas$5,051.00
- Kentucky$5,678.81
- Louisiana$4,034.31
- Maine$3,036.96, 2 hospitals
- Maryland$6,633.64, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$15,308.00
- Michigan$9,918.39
- Minnesota$5,672.04
- Mississippi$5,368.69
- Missouri$9,984.88
- Montana$4,275.14, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$5,509.84
- Nevada$5,899.20, 3 hospitals
- New Hampshire$4,795.41, 2 hospitals
- New Jersey$6,083.00
- New Mexico$9,673.50
- New York$6,015.75
- North Carolina$7,951.91
- North Dakota$5,160.60
- Ohio$15,200.25
- Oklahoma$11,790.77
- Oregon$7,065.96
- Pennsylvania$9,579.46
- Puerto Rico$652.18, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$6,473.08, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$10,618.00
- South Dakota$7,750.00, 3 hospitals
- Tennessee$5,668.87
- Texas$5,359.00
- Utah$5,467.50, 1 hospital
- Vermont$3,140.24, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$16,801.40
- Washington$9,753.68
- West Virginia$6,408.50
- Wisconsin$2,086.11
Prices by market
Outpatient cash prices. “×” is how many times the highest price in that market exceeds the lowest.
| Market | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | Highest | × |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene, TX one side | 2 | $13,843.26 | $13,843.26 | $13,843.26 | 1.0× |
| Abilene, TX both sides | 2 | $13,843.26 | $13,843.26 | $13,843.26 | 1.0× |
| Ada, OK | 1 | $10,938.04 | $10,938.04 | $10,938.04 | 1.0× |
| Akron, OH | 2 | $8,266.50 | $10,007.53 | $11,748.55 | 1.4× |
| Albuquerque, NM | 4 | $4,409.64 | $9,582.60 | $21,403.08 | 4.9× |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1 | $8,408.29 | $8,408.29 | $8,408.29 | 1.0× |
| Alliance, NE single city | 1 | $11,516.00 | $11,516.00 | $11,516.00 | 1.0× |
| Alma, NE single city | 1 | $8,399.38 | $8,399.38 | $8,399.38 | 1.0× |
| Anchorage, AK | 2 | $4,532.00 | $8,989.43 | $13,446.86 | 3.0× |
| Anderson Creek, NC one side | 1 | $3,680.40 | $3,680.40 | $3,680.40 | 1.0× |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $6,656.80 | $6,656.80 | $6,656.80 | 1.0× |
| Appleton, WI | 2 | $2,086.11 | $2,086.11 | $2,086.11 | 1.0× |
| Arcadia, FL | 1 | $12,456.80 | $12,456.80 | $12,456.80 | 1.0× |
| Ardmore, OK | 1 | $14,369.17 | $14,369.17 | $14,369.17 | 1.0× |
| Ashland, OH | 1 | $17,490.00 | $17,490.00 | $17,490.00 | 1.0× |
| Astoria, OR | 2 | $1,182.75 | $1,351.38 | $1,520.00 | 1.3× |
| Athens, TN | 1 | $6,105.23 | $6,105.23 | $6,105.23 | 1.0× |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 1 | $4,793.31 | $4,793.31 | $4,793.31 | 1.0× |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 22 | $2,912.40 | $5,147.35 | $46,827.00 | 16.1× |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 1 | $6,937.27 | $6,937.27 | $6,937.27 | 1.0× |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $5,116.10 | $5,116.10 | $5,116.10 | 1.0× |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 8 | $4,414.41 | $10,101.74 | $10,101.74 | 2.3× |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 1 | $18,058.71 | $18,058.71 | $18,058.71 | 1.0× |
| Bangor, ME | 2 | $949.71 | $3,036.96 | $5,124.21 | 5.4× |
| Baraboo, WI | 1 | $1,319.92 | $1,319.92 | $1,319.92 | 1.0× |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 1 | $6,645.76 | $6,645.76 | $6,645.76 | 1.0× |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $8,682.19 | $8,682.19 | $8,682.19 | 1.0× |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 1 | $5,300.05 | $5,300.05 | $5,300.05 | 1.0× |
| Beckley, WV | 1 | $14,005.80 | $14,005.80 | $14,005.80 | 1.0× |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $17,824.95 | $17,824.95 | $17,824.95 | 1.0× |
| Berlin, WI single city | 1 | $2,086.11 | $2,086.11 | $2,086.11 | 1.0× |
| Birmingham, AL | 1 | $14,119.67 | $14,119.67 | $14,119.67 | 1.0× |
| Bismarck, ND | 1 | $3,469.50 | $3,469.50 | $3,469.50 | 1.0× |
| Blackfoot, ID | 1 | $565.60 | $565.60 | $565.60 | 1.0× |
| Bloomington, IL | 1 | $16,330.00 | $16,330.00 | $16,330.00 | 1.0× |
| Bloomington, IN | 1 | $5,645.00 | $5,645.00 | $5,645.00 | 1.0× |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 2 | $4,106.50 | $8,493.64 | $12,880.78 | 3.1× |
| Boise City, ID | 4 | $11,742.00 | $12,489.00 | $15,590.65 | 1.3× |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 11 | $3,650.40 | $15,308.00 | $15,785.00 | 4.3× |
| Bozeman, MT | 2 | $1,415.20 | $3,868.00 | $6,320.80 | 4.5× |
| Brainerd, MN | 1 | $5,672.04 | $5,672.04 | $5,672.04 | 1.0× |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $8,966.17 | $8,966.17 | $8,966.17 | 1.0× |
| Brookhaven, MS | 1 | $2,679.30 | $2,679.30 | $2,679.30 | 1.0× |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 1 | $5,359.00 | $5,359.00 | $5,359.00 | 1.0× |
| Brownwood, TX one side | 1 | $11,675.02 | $11,675.02 | $11,675.02 | 1.0× |
| Brownwood, TX both sides | 1 | $11,675.02 | $11,675.02 | $11,675.02 | 1.0× |
| Bucyrus, OH | 1 | $39,991.28 | $39,991.28 | $39,991.28 | 1.0× |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 2 | $2,717.40 | $4,442.20 | $6,167.00 | 2.3× |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 1 | $5,658.73 | $5,658.73 | $5,658.73 | 1.0× |
| Cades, SC single city | 1 | $3,541.50 | $3,541.50 | $3,541.50 | 1.0× |
| Cambridge, NE single city | 1 | $12,186.90 | $12,186.90 | $12,186.90 | 1.0× |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 1 | $15,200.25 | $15,200.25 | $15,200.25 | 1.0× |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 4 | $12,484.76 | $13,329.98 | $14,305.77 | 1.1× |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 1 | $34,015.04 | $34,015.04 | $34,015.04 | 1.0× |
| Carroll, IA | 1 | $5,489.65 | $5,489.65 | $5,489.65 | 1.0× |
| Carrollton, MO single city | 1 | $960.00 | $960.00 | $960.00 | 1.0× |
| Cass City, MI single city | 1 | $665.34 | $665.34 | $665.34 | 1.0× |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 2 | $2,328.00 | $3,967.50 | $5,607.00 | 2.4× |
| Charleston, WV | 2 | $4,832.00 | $5,699.00 | $6,566.00 | 1.4× |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 5 | $5,876.00 | $18,092.81 | $20,042.68 | 3.4× |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 1 | $5,386.00 | $5,386.00 | $5,386.00 | 1.0× |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 3 | $3,176.08 | $3,176.08 | $4,538.79 | 1.4× |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 18 | $720.30 | $13,608.55 | $31,587.05 | 43.9× |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 8 | $13,165.20 | $17,934.69 | $27,116.17 | 2.1× |
| Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $4,929.00 | $4,929.00 | $4,929.00 | 1.0× |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $6,997.40 | $6,997.40 | $6,997.40 | 1.0× |
| Cleveland, OH | 10 | $3,468.50 | $15,200.25 | $15,200.25 | 4.4× |
| Clinton, IA | 1 | $22,945.54 | $22,945.54 | $22,945.54 | 1.0× |
| Clinton, MO single city | 1 | $3,335.43 | $3,335.43 | $3,335.43 | 1.0× |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 1 | $8,744.00 | $8,744.00 | $8,744.00 | 1.0× |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $8,966.17 | $8,966.17 | $8,966.17 | 1.0× |
| Columbia, SC | 1 | $10,618.00 | $10,618.00 | $10,618.00 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 2 | $4,101.00 | $4,101.00 | $4,101.00 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, IN | 1 | $20,377.68 | $20,377.68 | $20,377.68 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, NE | 1 | $12,216.99 | $12,216.99 | $12,216.99 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, OH | 2 | $4,726.35 | $22,358.82 | $39,991.28 | 8.5× |
| Coshocton, OH | 1 | $5,047.00 | $5,047.00 | $5,047.00 | 1.0× |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 1 | $14,985.87 | $14,985.87 | $14,985.87 | 1.0× |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 20 | $2,016.60 | $4,748.22 | $13,569.60 | 6.7× |
| Danville, VA | 1 | $16,801.40 | $16,801.40 | $16,801.40 | 1.0× |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $11,216.73 | $11,216.73 | $11,216.73 | 1.0× |
| Deckerville, MI single city | 1 | $648.28 | $648.28 | $648.28 | 1.0× |
| Decorah, IA single city | 1 | $13,122.20 | $13,122.20 | $13,122.20 | 1.0× |
| Defiance, OH one side | 1 | $13,891.01 | $13,891.01 | $13,891.01 | 1.0× |
| DeKalb, MS single city | 1 | $776.25 | $776.25 | $776.25 | 1.0× |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 2 | $1,213.00 | $5,001.50 | $8,790.00 | 7.2× |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 15 | $4,876.24 | $15,966.00 | $15,966.00 | 3.3× |
| Devils Lake, ND single city | 1 | $5,160.60 | $5,160.60 | $5,160.60 | 1.0× |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $6,278.58 | $9,731.47 | $13,184.35 | 2.1× |
| Duncan, OK | 1 | $10,364.48 | $10,364.48 | $10,364.48 | 1.0× |
| Durango, CO one side | 1 | $11,423.00 | $11,423.00 | $11,423.00 | 1.0× |
| Durant, OK | 1 | $11,091.33 | $11,091.33 | $11,091.33 | 1.0× |
| Eau Claire, WI | 1 | $12,051.59 | $12,051.59 | $12,051.59 | 1.0× |
| El Paso, TX | 2 | $994.46 | $994.46 | $994.46 | 1.0× |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 1 | $16,080.80 | $16,080.80 | $16,080.80 | 1.0× |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 1 | $3,161.81 | $3,161.81 | $3,161.81 | 1.0× |
| Fairfield, IL single city | 1 | $14,137.60 | $14,137.60 | $14,137.60 | 1.0× |
| Fairmont, WV | 1 | $437.62 | $437.62 | $437.62 | 1.0× |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 1 | $4,470.00 | $4,470.00 | $4,470.00 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville, NC | 2 | $2,845.80 | $2,888.70 | $2,931.60 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 4 | $8,367.97 | $12,111.86 | $13,542.24 | 1.6× |
| Flint, MI | 1 | $15,200.50 | $15,200.50 | $15,200.50 | 1.0× |
| Florence, SC | 1 | $4,592.00 | $4,592.00 | $4,592.00 | 1.0× |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $2,086.11 | $2,086.11 | $2,086.11 | 1.0× |
| Forest City, NC | 1 | $22,754.73 | $22,754.73 | $22,754.73 | 1.0× |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 3 | $2,656.42 | $11,311.56 | $11,311.56 | 4.3× |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 3 | $17,668.47 | $21,557.95 | $22,703.67 | 1.3× |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $2,105.60 | $2,105.60 | $2,105.60 | 1.0× |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $4,501.42 | $4,501.42 | $4,501.42 | 1.0× |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | $16,828.00 | $16,828.00 | $16,828.00 | 1.0× |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $4,785.00 | $6,487.28 | $8,189.55 | 1.7× |
| Galax, VA single city | 1 | $10,630.12 | $10,630.12 | $10,630.12 | 1.0× |
| Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA | 1 | $6,020.00 | $6,020.00 | $6,020.00 | 1.0× |
| Glen Rose, TX single city | 1 | $15,590.00 | $15,590.00 | $15,590.00 | 1.0× |
| Granbury, TX | 1 | $16,530.09 | $16,530.09 | $16,530.09 | 1.0× |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $5,160.60 | $5,160.60 | $5,160.60 | 1.0× |
| Grand Island, NE | 1 | $5,509.84 | $5,509.84 | $5,509.84 | 1.0× |
| Grand Junction, CO one side | 1 | $7,380.24 | $7,380.24 | $7,380.24 | 1.0× |
| Grantsburg, WI single city | 1 | $2,241.60 | $2,241.60 | $2,241.60 | 1.0× |
| Great Falls, MT one side | 1 | $18,791.00 | $18,791.00 | $18,791.00 | 1.0× |
| Green Bay, WI | 1 | $8,641.43 | $8,641.43 | $8,641.43 | 1.0× |
| Greenfield, IA single city | 1 | $12,341.25 | $12,341.25 | $12,341.25 | 1.0× |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 1 | $23,463.01 | $23,463.01 | $23,463.01 | 1.0× |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 3 | $3,383.65 | $6,015.00 | $6,531.30 | 1.9× |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $8,653.00 | $8,653.00 | $8,653.00 | 1.0× |
| Hailey, ID | 1 | $12,489.00 | $12,489.00 | $12,489.00 | 1.0× |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 3 | $7,894.21 | $10,398.95 | $10,947.48 | 1.4× |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 1 | $11,312.36 | $11,312.36 | $11,312.36 | 1.0× |
| Hays, KS one side | 1 | $3,052.50 | $3,052.50 | $3,052.50 | 1.0× |
| Helena, MT | 1 | $2,229.47 | $2,229.47 | $2,229.47 | 1.0× |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $7,951.91 | $7,951.91 | $7,951.91 | 1.0× |
| Hilo-Kailua, HI | 1 | $7,658.00 | $7,658.00 | $7,658.00 | 1.0× |
| Holyoke, CO single city | 1 | $12,800.00 | $12,800.00 | $12,800.00 | 1.0× |
| Honesdale, PA single city | 1 | $9,269.40 | $9,269.40 | $9,269.40 | 1.0× |
| Hot Springs, AR | 1 | $3,683.00 | $3,683.00 | $3,683.00 | 1.0× |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 3 | $3,426.28 | $4,212.53 | $8,821.66 | 2.6× |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 12 | $4,105.00 | $4,105.00 | $9,002.88 | 2.2× |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $9,336.51 | $9,336.51 | $9,336.51 | 1.0× |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH both sides | 1 | $18,673.31 | $18,673.31 | $18,673.31 | 1.0× |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $13,106.39 | $13,106.39 | $13,106.39 | 1.0× |
| Huron, SD | 1 | $593.70 | $593.70 | $593.70 | 1.0× |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 2 | $11,252.75 | $11,252.75 | $11,252.75 | 1.0× |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 3 | $463.05 | $7,284.37 | $39,452.65 | 85.2× |
| Iowa City, IA | 3 | $8,034.00 | $10,422.30 | $10,422.30 | 1.3× |
| Jackson, MS | 2 | $10,620.07 | $13,673.51 | $16,726.95 | 1.6× |
| Jacksonville, FL | 1 | $7,128.21 | $7,128.21 | $7,128.21 | 1.0× |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | 1 | $4,108.45 | $4,108.45 | $4,108.45 | 1.0× |
| Jefferson, IA single city | 1 | $4,524.80 | $4,524.80 | $4,524.80 | 1.0× |
| Johnson, AR single city | 1 | $12,561.41 | $12,561.41 | $12,561.41 | 1.0× |
| Johnstown, PA | 1 | $6,143.02 | $6,143.02 | $6,143.02 | 1.0× |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 1 | $13,801.70 | $13,801.70 | $13,801.70 | 1.0× |
| Kankakee, IL | 1 | $1,573.91 | $1,573.91 | $1,573.91 | 1.0× |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 3 | $5,051.00 | $5,051.00 | $5,344.00 | 1.1× |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 1 | $1,957.36 | $1,957.36 | $1,957.36 | 1.0× |
| Ketchikan, AK one side | 1 | $11,169.60 | $11,169.60 | $11,169.60 | 1.0× |
| Key West-Key Largo, FL | 1 | $14,112.04 | $14,112.04 | $14,112.04 | 1.0× |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $8,966.17 | $8,966.17 | $8,966.17 | 1.0× |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 1 | $6,693.04 | $6,693.04 | $6,693.04 | 1.0× |
| Knoxville, TN | 2 | $4,830.19 | $5,971.47 | $7,112.74 | 1.5× |
| Lafayette, LA | 2 | $5,409.73 | $5,753.54 | $6,097.34 | 1.1× |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 1 | $14,457.56 | $14,457.56 | $14,457.56 | 1.0× |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 3 | $10,512.87 | $35,021.71 | $47,808.45 | 4.5× |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $9,579.46 | $9,579.46 | $9,579.46 | 1.0× |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 2 | $2,982.75 | $4,896.00 | $6,809.24 | 2.3× |
| Laredo, TX | 1 | $25,791.54 | $25,791.54 | $25,791.54 | 1.0× |
| Las Cruces, NM | 2 | $12,780.61 | $17,621.07 | $22,461.53 | 1.8× |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 1 | $5,899.20 | $5,899.20 | $5,899.20 | 1.0× |
| Lawrence, KS | 1 | $8,373.31 | $8,373.31 | $8,373.31 | 1.0× |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | 1 | $4,075.70 | $4,075.70 | $4,075.70 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon, KY single city | 1 | $5,976.53 | $5,976.53 | $5,976.53 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 2 | $543.40 | $4,795.41 | $9,047.42 | 16.6× |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 5 | $1,453.27 | $5,743.71 | $13,505.78 | 9.3× |
| Lima, OH | 2 | $5,536.80 | $16,206.64 | $26,876.48 | 4.9× |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 7 | $2,755.11 | $3,378.93 | $7,711.41 | 2.8× |
| Logan, UT-ID | 1 | $5,390.00 | $5,390.00 | $5,390.00 | 1.0× |
| Longview, TX | 1 | $12,466.62 | $12,466.62 | $12,466.62 | 1.0× |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1 | $20,364.50 | $20,364.50 | $20,364.50 | 1.0× |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 15 | $5,642.80 | $12,105.60 | $12,105.60 | 2.1× |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 1 | $4,889.71 | $4,889.71 | $4,889.71 | 1.0× |
| Lufkin, TX | 1 | $17,202.52 | $17,202.52 | $17,202.52 | 1.0× |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 2 | $4,793.31 | $4,793.31 | $4,793.31 | 1.0× |
| Madison, WI | 1 | $14,081.45 | $14,081.45 | $14,081.45 | 1.0× |
| Magnolia, AR | 1 | $2,755.11 | $2,755.11 | $2,755.11 | 1.0× |
| Manchester, IA one side single city | 1 | $7,843.20 | $7,843.20 | $7,843.20 | 1.0× |
| Mangum, OK single city | 1 | $12,490.20 | $12,490.20 | $12,490.20 | 1.0× |
| Manhattan, KS | 1 | $6,990.00 | $6,990.00 | $6,990.00 | 1.0× |
| Mansfield, OH | 1 | $39,991.28 | $39,991.28 | $39,991.28 | 1.0× |
| Marble Falls, TX single city | 1 | $8,966.17 | $8,966.17 | $8,966.17 | 1.0× |
| Martinsville, VA | 1 | $15,240.80 | $15,240.80 | $15,240.80 | 1.0× |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $44,099.04 | $44,099.04 | $44,099.04 | 1.0× |
| Mayagüez, PR | 1 | $652.18 | $652.18 | $652.18 | 1.0× |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $18,347.88 | $18,347.88 | $18,347.88 | 1.0× |
| McAlester, OK | 1 | $4,892.00 | $4,892.00 | $4,892.00 | 1.0× |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 2 | $5,359.00 | $5,359.00 | $5,359.00 | 1.0× |
| McCall, ID single city | 1 | $12,489.00 | $12,489.00 | $12,489.00 | 1.0× |
| McComb, MS | 1 | $4,722.37 | $4,722.37 | $4,722.37 | 1.0× |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 6 | $3,040.28 | $5,103.49 | $13,838.43 | 4.6× |
| Meridian, MS | 1 | $753.75 | $753.75 | $753.75 | 1.0× |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 9 | $5,509.62 | $13,433.70 | $19,000.15 | 3.4× |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 2 | $8,584.09 | $14,686.08 | $20,788.06 | 2.4× |
| Minden, LA | 1 | $4,034.31 | $4,034.31 | $4,034.31 | 1.0× |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 4 | $2,128.91 | $4,931.93 | $8,253.31 | 3.9× |
| Moberly, MO | 1 | $17,038.66 | $17,038.66 | $17,038.66 | 1.0× |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $16,828.00 | $16,828.00 | $16,828.00 | 1.0× |
| Monroe, LA | 1 | $4,877.67 | $4,877.67 | $4,877.67 | 1.0× |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $6,553.00 | $6,553.00 | $6,553.00 | 1.0× |
| Moscow, ID | 1 | $834.00 | $834.00 | $834.00 | 1.0× |
| Moultrie, GA | 1 | $1,200.00 | $1,200.00 | $1,200.00 | 1.0× |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 1 | $9,820.37 | $9,820.37 | $9,820.37 | 1.0× |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $4,376.41 | $4,376.41 | $4,376.41 | 1.0× |
| Mount Vernon, OH | 1 | $836.80 | $836.80 | $836.80 | 1.0× |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 3 | $11,689.10 | $14,921.63 | $14,921.63 | 1.3× |
| Napoleon, OH single city | 1 | $731.25 | $731.25 | $731.25 | 1.0× |
| Nashville, GA single city | 1 | $16,581.00 | $16,581.00 | $16,581.00 | 1.0× |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 3 | $4,432.44 | $6,703.85 | $7,086.00 | 1.6× |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN both sides | 1 | $7,086.00 | $7,086.00 | $7,086.00 | 1.0× |
| New London, WI single city | 1 | $2,086.11 | $2,086.11 | $2,086.11 | 1.0× |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 11 | $1,753.08 | $2,632.64 | $6,526.01 | 3.7× |
| New Philadelphia-Dover, OH | 1 | $15,200.25 | $15,200.25 | $15,200.25 | 1.0× |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 48 | $1,171.00 | $6,015.75 | $36,677.50 | 31.3× |
| Norwalk, OH one side | 1 | $15,348.08 | $15,348.08 | $15,348.08 | 1.0× |
| Ocean Pines, MD | 1 | $6,633.64 | $6,633.64 | $6,633.64 | 1.0× |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 2 | $2,214.10 | $9,063.27 | $15,912.44 | 7.2× |
| Olla, LA single city | 1 | $3,994.40 | $3,994.40 | $3,994.40 | 1.0× |
| Olney, IL single city | 1 | $5,303.00 | $5,303.00 | $5,303.00 | 1.0× |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 9 | $1,710.60 | $3,768.95 | $10,091.25 | 5.9× |
| Orangeburg, SC | 1 | $5,876.00 | $5,876.00 | $5,876.00 | 1.0× |
| Osage Beach, MO single city | 1 | $2,809.67 | $2,809.67 | $2,809.67 | 1.0× |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 2 | $2,086.11 | $2,086.11 | $2,086.11 | 1.0× |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $615.20 | $615.20 | $615.20 | 1.0× |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 1 | $8,215.20 | $8,215.20 | $8,215.20 | 1.0× |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $4,929.00 | $4,929.00 | $4,929.00 | 1.0× |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 1 | $9,152.95 | $9,152.95 | $9,152.95 | 1.0× |
| Peoria, IL | 1 | $16,330.00 | $16,330.00 | $16,330.00 | 1.0× |
| Perryville, MO single city | 1 | $9,984.88 | $9,984.88 | $9,984.88 | 1.0× |
| Peru, IN | 1 | $28,480.96 | $28,480.96 | $28,480.96 | 1.0× |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $6,264.51 | $6,264.51 | $6,264.51 | 1.0× |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1 | $5,274.00 | $5,274.00 | $5,274.00 | 1.0× |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 1 | $6,579.70 | $6,579.70 | $6,579.70 | 1.0× |
| Pinckneyville, IL single city | 1 | $20,334.50 | $20,334.50 | $20,334.50 | 1.0× |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 1 | $913.71 | $913.71 | $913.71 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburg, KS | 1 | $21,805.73 | $21,805.73 | $21,805.73 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $4,574.50 | $4,574.50 | $4,574.50 | 1.0× |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 1 | $19,000.15 | $19,000.15 | $19,000.15 | 1.0× |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 3 | $10,304.45 | $12,691.35 | $12,691.35 | 1.2× |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 2 | $5,998.00 | $6,473.08 | $6,948.16 | 1.2× |
| Pulaski, TN single city | 1 | $5,942.09 | $5,942.09 | $5,942.09 | 1.0× |
| Rapid City, SD | 1 | $9,710.58 | $9,710.58 | $9,710.58 | 1.0× |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $8,594.74 | $8,594.74 | $8,594.74 | 1.0× |
| Redding, CA | 1 | $6,862.00 | $6,862.00 | $6,862.00 | 1.0× |
| Reno, NV | 1 | $5,832.00 | $5,832.00 | $5,832.00 | 1.0× |
| Rexburg, ID | 1 | $4,455.00 | $4,455.00 | $4,455.00 | 1.0× |
| Rice Lake, WI one side | 1 | $2,927.85 | $2,927.85 | $2,927.85 | 1.0× |
| Rice Lake, WI both sides | 1 | $2,927.85 | $2,927.85 | $2,927.85 | 1.0× |
| Richmond, VA | 4 | $18,537.75 | $21,853.37 | $24,079.97 | 1.3× |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 2 | $777.48 | $3,195.69 | $5,613.90 | 7.2× |
| Rifle, CO | 1 | $3,718.50 | $3,718.50 | $3,718.50 | 1.0× |
| Ripley, WV single city | 1 | $4,002.00 | $4,002.00 | $4,002.00 | 1.0× |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 11 | $3,413.60 | $7,822.35 | $12,105.60 | 3.5× |
| Rockford, IL | 1 | $4,313.87 | $4,313.87 | $4,313.87 | 1.0× |
| Rolla, MO | 1 | $6,127.49 | $6,127.49 | $6,127.49 | 1.0× |
| Roosevelt, UT one side single city | 1 | $5,467.50 | $5,467.50 | $5,467.50 | 1.0× |
| Roswell, NM | 1 | $8,121.37 | $8,121.37 | $8,121.37 | 1.0× |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 3 | $16,828.00 | $16,828.00 | $16,828.00 | 1.0× |
| Saint Ignace, MI single city | 1 | $8,347.80 | $8,347.80 | $8,347.80 | 1.0× |
| Salem, OR | 2 | $7,065.96 | $7,065.96 | $7,065.96 | 1.0× |
| Salida, CO single city | 1 | $4,450.60 | $4,450.60 | $4,450.60 | 1.0× |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 9 | $2,456.80 | $2,456.80 | $30,804.41 | 12.5× |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 11 | $16,828.00 | $16,828.00 | $19,575.00 | 1.2× |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 3 | $4,371.75 | $16,828.00 | $16,828.00 | 3.8× |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 1 | $16,828.00 | $16,828.00 | $16,828.00 | 1.0× |
| Scottsboro, AL one side | 1 | $4,952.41 | $4,952.41 | $4,952.41 | 1.0× |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 3 | $12,008.40 | $13,886.10 | $13,886.10 | 1.2× |
| Seaford, DE | 2 | $2,000.00 | $4,012.83 | $6,025.65 | 3.0× |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 3 | $7,573.50 | $9,202.90 | $63,744.31 | 8.4× |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | 1 | $19,000.15 | $19,000.15 | $19,000.15 | 1.0× |
| Sedalia, MO one side | 1 | $2,808.00 | $2,808.00 | $2,808.00 | 1.0× |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $2,086.11 | $2,086.11 | $2,086.11 | 1.0× |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 1 | $8,100.00 | $8,100.00 | $8,100.00 | 1.0× |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 2 | $4,631.64 | $4,809.78 | $4,987.92 | 1.1× |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | 1 | $1,719.20 | $1,719.20 | $1,719.20 | 1.0× |
| Sikeston, MO | 1 | $5,694.36 | $5,694.36 | $5,694.36 | 1.0× |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $2,199.40 | $2,199.40 | $2,199.40 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MA | 1 | $5,227.00 | $5,227.00 | $5,227.00 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MO | 3 | $960.00 | $14,678.95 | $14,678.95 | 15.3× |
| Springfield, OH | 1 | $15,569.41 | $15,569.41 | $15,569.41 | 1.0× |
| St. Johnsbury, VT single city | 1 | $621.75 | $621.75 | $621.75 | 1.0× |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 4 | $11,300.60 | $13,974.35 | $16,181.03 | 1.4× |
| Staples, MN single city | 1 | $639.22 | $639.22 | $639.22 | 1.0× |
| Statesboro, GA | 1 | $13,848.19 | $13,848.19 | $13,848.19 | 1.0× |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO single city | 1 | $457.00 | $457.00 | $457.00 | 1.0× |
| Stillwater, OK | 1 | $19,297.20 | $19,297.20 | $19,297.20 | 1.0× |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $16,828.00 | $16,828.00 | $16,828.00 | 1.0× |
| Sylva, NC single city | 1 | $12,766.41 | $12,766.41 | $12,766.41 | 1.0× |
| Tallahassee, FL | 1 | $12,502.00 | $12,502.00 | $12,502.00 | 1.0× |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 1 | $6,630.05 | $6,630.05 | $6,630.05 | 1.0× |
| Temple, TX single city | 1 | $8,966.17 | $8,966.17 | $8,966.17 | 1.0× |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | 1 | $28,480.96 | $28,480.96 | $28,480.96 | 1.0× |
| Tiffin, OH | 1 | $13,539.80 | $13,539.80 | $13,539.80 | 1.0× |
| Toledo, OH | 4 | $17,930.47 | $21,376.64 | $27,323.59 | 1.5× |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 1 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | 1.0× |
| Tucson, AZ | 1 | $16,197.26 | $16,197.26 | $16,197.26 | 1.0× |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $4,062.40 | $4,062.40 | $4,062.40 | 1.0× |
| Tulsa, OK | 1 | $19,519.80 | $19,519.80 | $19,519.80 | 1.0× |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1 | $12,489.00 | $12,489.00 | $12,489.00 | 1.0× |
| Upper Sandusky, OH single city | 1 | $1,862.37 | $1,862.37 | $1,862.37 | 1.0× |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 4 | $3,435.75 | $4,862.20 | $4,862.20 | 1.4× |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 2 | $7,683.14 | $12,653.06 | $17,622.97 | 2.3× |
| Valdosta, GA | 1 | $16,581.00 | $16,581.00 | $16,581.00 | 1.0× |
| Vallejo, CA | 3 | $1,199.44 | $16,828.00 | $16,828.00 | 14.0× |
| Vicksburg, MS | 1 | $9,663.67 | $9,663.67 | $9,663.67 | 1.0× |
| Victoria, TX | 2 | $11,517.82 | $11,517.82 | $11,517.82 | 1.0× |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 3 | $5,544.61 | $15,487.96 | $27,391.46 | 4.9× |
| Visalia, CA | 1 | $12,709.00 | $12,709.00 | $12,709.00 | 1.0× |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $8,966.17 | $8,966.17 | $8,966.17 | 1.0× |
| Warsaw, IN | 1 | $11,546.72 | $11,546.72 | $11,546.72 | 1.0× |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $16,133.62 | $16,133.62 | $16,133.62 | 1.0× |
| Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 1 | $4,211.84 | $4,211.84 | $4,211.84 | 1.0× |
| Watford City, ND single city | 1 | $8,217.95 | $8,217.95 | $8,217.95 | 1.0× |
| Waupaca, WI single city | 1 | $2,086.11 | $2,086.11 | $2,086.11 | 1.0× |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH one side | 1 | $6,820.67 | $6,820.67 | $6,820.67 | 1.0× |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 2 | $6,264.00 | $9,367.25 | $12,470.50 | 2.0× |
| Wichita, KS | 1 | $3,522.60 | $3,522.60 | $3,522.60 | 1.0× |
| Wild Rose, WI single city | 1 | $2,086.11 | $2,086.11 | $2,086.11 | 1.0× |
| Wilson, NC | 1 | $22,414.00 | $22,414.00 | $22,414.00 | 1.0× |
| Winchester, TN | 1 | $5,395.65 | $5,395.65 | $5,395.65 | 1.0× |
| Windom, MN single city | 1 | $8,160.00 | $8,160.00 | $8,160.00 | 1.0× |
| Winner, SD single city | 1 | $7,750.00 | $7,750.00 | $7,750.00 | 1.0× |
| Worcester, MA | 3 | $17,498.31 | $21,337.00 | $25,392.03 | 1.5× |
| Wytheville, VA single city | 1 | $17,112.93 | $17,112.93 | $17,112.93 | 1.0× |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $1,727.05 | $1,727.05 | $1,727.05 | 1.0× |
| York-Hanover, PA | 1 | $27,298.98 | $27,298.98 | $27,298.98 | 1.0× |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 4 | $9,948.20 | $12,348.00 | $13,282.34 | 1.3× |
| Zanesville, OH | 1 | $8,941.83 | $8,941.83 | $8,941.83 | 1.0× |
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
Highest The highest cash price among those hospitals. A single very high price can be an error in the file; check the median too.
Highest ÷ lowest How many times the highest cash price is above the lowest in the same market.
Common questions
What is CPT code 52356?
CPT 52356 is the billing code for ureteroscopy with laser stone breaking and stent placement. 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.
How is the stent removed?
Usually a few days to a couple of weeks later, either by pulling an attached string or with a short office cystoscopy, which may be billed separately.
Will I go home the same day?
Most patients go home the same day.
Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for ureteroscopy for kidney stone?
It depends on your deductible. Until you meet it, you pay your plan's negotiated rate, not the cash price. In hospital price files the highest negotiated rate for ureteroscopy for kidney stone has a median of $12,818.21 and the lowest a median of $1,689.43; at 485 of 606 hospitals the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate. A cash payment may not count toward your deductible, so ask your plan for its rate at that hospital first.
Which states have the cheapest ureteroscopy for kidney stone?
Among 37 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Wisconsin ($2,086.11), Arkansas ($3,583.90) and Louisiana ($4,034.31), and highest in Virginia ($16,801.40), Indiana ($15,967.86) and Massachusetts ($15,308.00). Prices vary as much between hospitals in the same state, so compare hospitals near you.