Surgery and procedures CPT 52356 Tennessee Outpatient

Ureteroscopy for kidney stone cost in Tennessee

In Tennessee, 8 hospitals publish a cash price for ureteroscopy with laser stone breaking and stent placement: from $716.04 to $6,997.40, with a median of $5,096.98. The lowest price is at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Nashville). The highest price is 9.8× 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 25, 2026.

Lowest$716.04Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Median$5,096.98half pay less
Highest$6,997.40in Tennessee
Lowest saves$4,380.94vs the median

Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Vanderbilt University Medical Center lowest Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY &INDWELL STENT INSRT $716.04 $1,326.00 Oct 1, 2025
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Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Cysto/Uretero W/Lithotripsy &Indwell Stent Insrt $3,040.28 $13,819.45 —
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Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Cysto/Uretero W/Lithotripsy &Indwell Stent Insrt $4,079.04 $18,541.09 —
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Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Cysto/Uretero W/Lithotripsy &Indwell Stent Insrt $4,251.86 $19,326.64 —
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STRHS Pulaski Pulaski · Pulaski, TN Cystourethroscopy, with ureteroscopy and/or pyeloscopy; with lithotripsy including insertion of indwelling ureteral stent (eg, Gibbons or double-J type) $5,942.09 $20,280.16 —
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Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Cysto/Uretero W/Lithotripsy &Indwell Stent Insrt $5,955.12 $27,068.74 —
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Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Cysto/Uretero W/Lithotripsy &Indwell Stent Insrt $6,796.48 $30,893.11 —
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Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY CYSTO/URETERO W/LITHOTRIPSY $6,997.40 $36,069.00 Jan 1, 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
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 5 $3,040.28 $4,251.86
Clarksville, TN-KY 1 $6,997.40 $6,997.40
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 1 $716.04 $716.04
Pulaski, TN 1 $5,942.09 $5,942.09

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.