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Kidney stone removal (ureteroscopy with laser) in California: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 7 California hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 52356

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus Walnut Creek$11,7151.6×32026-03-23
John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus Concord$14,0361.9×62026-03-23
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center Thousand Oaks$16,4022.4×52026-09-01
Keck Hospital Of Usc Los Angeles$18,2722.6×52026-04-01
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles$25,4863.7×32025-11-26
Stanford Health Care Stanford$35,3344.5×42026-04-01

CPT 52352

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Keck Hospital Of Usc Los Angeles$11,4582.5×52026-04-01
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus Walnut Creek$11,7152.4×32026-03-23
John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus Concord$11,7152.4×32026-03-23
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center Thousand Oaks$13,4973.0×52026-09-01
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles$14,3423.2×32025-11-26
Stanford Health Care Stanford$28,3665.5×42026-04-01

MS-DRG 661

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla$16,9081.8×62026-03-30
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center Thousand Oaks$16,9261.8×32026-09-01
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles$19,4172.0×12025-11-26
Keck Hospital Of Usc Los Angeles$31,6943.3×72026-04-01

MS-DRG 660

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla$21,5821.8×62026-03-30
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center Thousand Oaks$23,4741.9×32026-09-01
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles$24,7872.0×12025-11-26
Keck Hospital Of Usc Los Angeles$40,4573.3×72026-04-01

Questions

How much do insurers pay for kidney stone removal (ureteroscopy with laser) in California?

7 California hospitals post usable commercial rates for kidney stone removal (ureteroscopy with laser) in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 52356, hospital outpatient, the median across 6 hospitals is $17,337, 2.5× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.