Surgery and procedures CPT 52356 Pennsylvania Outpatient

Ureteroscopy for kidney stone cost in Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, 10 hospitals publish a cash price for ureteroscopy with laser stone breaking and stent placement: from $675.60 to $22,074.98, with a median of $9,087.10. The lowest price is at UPMC Cole (Coudersport). The highest price is 32.7× the lowest.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 52356. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$675.60UPMC Cole
Median$9,087.10half pay less
Highest$22,074.98in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$8,411.50vs the median

Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
UPMC Cole lowest Coudersport · Coudersport, PA CYSTOURETHROSCOPY W/URETEROSCO $675.60 $1,126.00 —
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Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Cysto/Uretero W/Lithotripsy $5,274.00 $8,905.56 Sep 1, 2026
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Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA CRUSHING OF STONE OF URETER WITH INSERTION OF STENT USING AN ENDOSCOPE $5,474.50 $10,949.00 —
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Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 52356 CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY Tech $7,894.21 $33,044.00 —
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St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA 52356 Cystourethroscopy With Lithotripsy $8,594.74 $33,044.00 —
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Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 52356 CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY Tech $9,579.46 $33,044.00 —
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Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 52356 CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY Tech $10,398.95 $33,044.00 —
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 52356 Cystourethroscopy With Lithotripsy $10,947.48 $33,044.00 —
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St Mary Medical Center Langhorne · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD PR Cysto W Ureteroscopy/Pyeloscopy W Lithotripsy Incl Indwelling Urtrl Stnt $14,649.73 — Mar 31, 2026
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Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD PR Cysto W Ureteroscopy/Pyeloscopy W Lithotripsy Incl Indwelling Urtrl Stnt $22,074.98 — Mar 31, 2026
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 3 $7,894.21 $10,398.95
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 3 $5,274.00 $14,649.73
Coudersport, PA 1 $675.60 $675.60
Lancaster, PA 1 $9,579.46 $9,579.46
Pittsburgh, PA 1 $5,474.50 $5,474.50
Reading, PA 1 $8,594.74 $8,594.74

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.

Ureteroscopy with laser stone breaking and stent placement in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.