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A tube placed from the kidney to the bladder through a cystoscope. Commercial negotiated rates by hospital and market, next to Medicare for the same code.
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CPT 52332: Cystoscopy and Treatment
97 hospitals in 32 markets. National Medicare rate $3,601, surgery center $1,723.
| Market | Hospitals | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | Low–high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta GA | 4 | — | — | — | $4,361–$4,991 |
| Austin TX | 2 | — | — | — | $6,035–$6,453 |
| Boston MA | 7 | $5,112 | $5,724 | $6,664 | $4,086–$7,015 |
| California (statewide) | 1 | — | — | — | $11,297–$11,297 |
| Chicago IL | 5 | $4,837 | $4,846 | $5,544 | $4,282–$7,672 |
| Cleveland OH | 5 | $3,502 | $4,528 | $5,239 | $3,174–$6,831 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth TX | 4 | — | — | — | $4,302–$10,725 |
| Denver CO | 7 | $4,527 | $4,764 | $4,994 | $4,300–$5,980 |
| Detroit MI | 7 | $3,226 | $3,272 | $3,986 | $2,910–$6,824 |
| Georgia (statewide) | 1 | — | — | — | $4,797–$4,797 |
| Houston TX | 1 | — | — | — | $3,849–$3,849 |
| Kansas (statewide) | 1 | — | — | — | $4,101–$4,101 |
| Las Vegas NV | 1 | — | — | — | $4,444–$4,444 |
| Los Angeles CA | 2 | — | — | — | $11,458–$14,342 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale FL | 1 | — | — | — | $6,465–$6,465 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul MN | 4 | — | — | — | $4,742–$6,334 |
| Nashville TN | 4 | — | — | — | $4,716–$10,471 |
| New York (statewide) | 1 | — | — | — | $5,783–$5,783 |
| New York City | 2 | — | — | — | $7,306–$8,442 |
| Ohio (statewide) | 1 | — | — | — | $5,506–$5,506 |
| Philadelphia PA | 5 | $3,696 | $6,648 | $6,993 | $3,502–$8,155 |
| Phoenix AZ | 3 | — | — | — | $2,968–$3,039 |
| Pittsburgh PA | 1 | — | — | — | $4,387–$4,387 |
| Portland OR | 6 | $7,836 | $7,836 | $11,448 | $7,836–$12,652 |
| Richmond VA | 2 | — | — | — | $5,708–$6,046 |
| San Antonio TX | 1 | — | — | — | $3,695–$3,695 |
| San Francisco Bay Area CA | 3 | — | — | — | $11,715–$19,507 |
| Seattle-Tacoma WA | 6 | $10,820 | $11,710 | $14,244 | $9,391–$15,465 |
| St. Louis MO | 3 | — | — | — | $4,953–$7,018 |
| Tampa FL | 2 | — | — | — | $3,630–$9,339 |
| Washington DC | 3 | — | — | — | $5,534–$6,750 |
| Wisconsin (statewide) | 1 | — | — | — | $4,812–$4,812 |
| Hospital | Market | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Health Oakland Hospital | Detroit MI | $2,910 | 0.8× | 16 | 2026-03-31 |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Medical Center | Phoenix AZ | $2,968 | 0.8× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center | Phoenix AZ | $3,039 | 0.8× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center | Phoenix AZ | $3,039 | 0.8× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center | Cleveland OH | $3,174 | 0.9× | 4 | 2026-07-14 |
| Mclaren Port Huron | Detroit MI | $3,179 | 0.9× | 1 | 2025-12-31 |
| Corewell Health Beaumont Grosse Pointe Hospital | Detroit MI | $3,272 | 0.9× | 1 | 2026-05-01 |
| Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospit | Detroit MI | $3,272 | 0.9× | 1 | 2026-05-01 |
| Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital | Detroit MI | $3,272 | 0.9× | 1 | 2026-05-01 |
| Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital | Cleveland OH | $3,502 | 1.1× | 3 | 2026-06-15 |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital | Philadelphia PA | $3,502 | 1.0× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Tampa General Hospital | Tampa FL | $3,630 | 1.0× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Methodist Hospital | San Antonio TX | $3,695 | 1.0× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Bryn Mawr Hospital | Philadelphia PA | $3,696 | 1.0× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | Houston TX | $3,849 | 1.1× | 6 | 2026-04-01 |
| Beverly Hospital Corporation | Boston MA | $4,086 | 1.0× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Menorah Medical Center | Kansas (statewide) | $4,101 | 1.2× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Endeavor Health Northwest Community Hospital | Chicago IL | $4,282 | 1.1× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Adventhealth Porter | Denver CO | $4,300 | 1.2× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Adventhealth Parker | Denver CO | $4,300 | 1.2× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Baylor University Medical Center | Dallas-Fort Worth TX | $4,302 | 1.2× | 3 | 2026-06-29 |
| Emory University Hospital | Atlanta GA | $4,361 | 1.2× | 6 | 2026-04-01 |
| Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside | Pittsburgh PA | $4,387 | 1.3× | 1 | 2026-03-06 |
| University Medical Center of Southern Nevada | Las Vegas NV | $4,444 | 1.2× | 7 | 2026-07-01 |
| Medina Hospital | Cleveland OH | $4,528 | 1.4× | 4 | 2026-06-15 |
| New England Baptist Hospital | Boston MA | $4,611 | 1.1× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Henry Ford Health Rochester Hospital | Detroit MI | $4,700 | 1.3× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center | Nashville TN | $4,716 | 1.4× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Mercy Hospital (Allina, Coon Rapids) | Minneapolis-St. Paul MN | $4,742 | 1.3× | 5 | 2026-06-17 |
| United Hospital (Allina) | Minneapolis-St. Paul MN | $4,742 | 1.3× | 5 | 2026-06-16 |
| HCA HealthONE Presbyterian/St. Luke's | Denver CO | $4,754 | 1.3× | 4 | 2026-09-01 |
| HCA HealthONE Swedish | Denver CO | $4,764 | 1.3× | 4 | 2026-09-01 |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins | Georgia (statewide) | $4,797 | 1.6× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Orthopaedic Hospital Of Wisconsin | Wisconsin (statewide) | $4,812 | 1.4× | 3 | 2026-01-01 |
| Endeavor Health Evanston Hospital | Chicago IL | $4,837 | 1.3× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Endeavor Health Edward Hospital | Chicago IL | $4,846 | 1.3× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Mercy Hospital South | St. Louis MO | $4,953 | 1.4× | 1 | 2026-06-10 |
| HCA HealthONE Sky Ridge | Denver CO | $4,984 | 1.3× | 4 | 2026-09-01 |
| Piedmont Atlanta Hospital | Atlanta GA | $4,991 | 1.4× | 6 | 2026-07-01 |
| Piedmont Fayette Hospital | Atlanta GA | $4,991 | 1.4× | 6 | 2026-07-01 |
| Piedmont Newnan Hospital | Atlanta GA | $4,991 | 1.4× | 6 | 2026-07-01 |
| Hca Healthone Rose | Denver CO | $5,004 | 1.4× | 4 | 2026-09-01 |
| Cleveland Clinic (main campus) | Cleveland OH | $5,239 | 1.6× | 4 | 2026-06-16 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville TN | $5,409 | 1.6× | 7 | 2025-10-01 |
| Bethesda North | Ohio (statewide) | $5,506 | 1.6× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital | Washington DC | $5,534 | 1.5× | 6 | 2026-04-01 |
| Endeavor Health Elmhurst Hospital | Chicago IL | $5,544 | 1.5× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth | Boston MA | $5,613 | 1.3× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Medical City Plano | Dallas-Fort Worth TX | $5,640 | 1.6× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Henrico Doctors' Hospital | Richmond VA | $5,708 | 1.7× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Anna Jaques Hospital | Boston MA | $5,724 | 1.4× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Stony Brook University Hospital | New York (statewide) | $5,783 | 1.3× | 5 | 2026-06-10 |
| UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital | Denver CO | $5,980 | 1.6× | 3 | 2025-11-01 |
| St David's Medical Center | Austin TX | $6,035 | 1.7× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| CJW Medical Center (Chippenham + Johnston-Willis) | Richmond VA | $6,046 | 1.8× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital | Minneapolis-St. Paul MN | $6,302 | 1.7× | 6 | 2026-06-16 |
| Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital | Minneapolis-St. Paul MN | $6,334 | 1.7× | 1 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson | St. Louis MO | $6,422 | 1.8× | 2 | 2026-06-10 |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin | Austin TX | $6,453 | 1.8× | 2 | 2026-01-01 |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington | Boston MA | $6,463 | 1.5× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Cleveland Clinic Hospital | Miami-Fort Lauderdale FL | $6,465 | 1.8× | 3 | 2026-06-15 |
| Jefferson Stratford Hospital | Philadelphia PA | $6,648 | 1.7× | 3 | 2026-09-15 |
| Reston Hospital Center | Washington DC | $6,726 | 1.8× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Stonesprings Hospital Center | Washington DC | $6,750 | 1.9× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Medical City Mckinney | Dallas-Fort Worth TX | $6,794 | 1.9× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Harper University Hospital | Detroit MI | $6,824 | 1.9× | 2 | 2026-09-02 |
| Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital | Cleveland OH | $6,831 | 2.0× | 3 | 2026-06-15 |
| Winchester Hospital | Boston MA | $6,866 | 1.6× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | Philadelphia PA | $6,993 | 1.9× | 3 | 2026-09-15 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Boston MA | $7,015 | 1.7× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis | St. Louis MO | $7,018 | 2.0× | 3 | 2026-06-04 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital (Midtown + West) | Nashville TN | $7,144 | 2.1× | 2 | 2026-01-01 |
| Montefiore Medical Center | New York City | $7,306 | 1.7× | 8 | 2026-04-01 |
| University of Chicago Medical Center | Chicago IL | $7,672 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center | Portland OR | $7,836 | 2.0× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center | Portland OR | $7,836 | 2.0× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center | Portland OR | $7,836 | 2.0× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center | Portland OR | $7,836 | 2.0× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill | Philadelphia PA | $8,155 | 2.1× | 1 | 2026-03-24 |
| NYU Langone Hospitals (Orthopedic Hospital + Tisch files) | New York City | $8,442 | 1.9× | 7 | 2026-01-01 |
| Morton Plant Hospital | Tampa FL | $9,339 | 2.5× | 2 | 2026-01-01 |
| Overlake Hospital Medical Center | Seattle-Tacoma WA | $9,391 | 2.3× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Nashville TN | $10,471 | 3.1× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Dallas-Fort Worth TX | $10,725 | 3.0× | 3 | 2026-04-21 |
| St Clare Hospital | Seattle-Tacoma WA | $10,772 | 2.6× | 6 | 2026-02-28 |
| St Anthony Hospital | Seattle-Tacoma WA | $10,963 | 2.7× | 6 | 2026-02-28 |
| Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center | California (statewide) | $11,297 | 2.5× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Keck Hospital Of Usc | Los Angeles CA | $11,458 | 2.5× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus | San Francisco Bay Area CA | $11,715 | 2.4× | 6 | 2026-03-23 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus | San Francisco Bay Area CA | $12,172 | 2.5× | 6 | 2026-03-23 |
| Swedish Medical Center | Seattle-Tacoma WA | $12,456 | 3.0× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center | Portland OR | $12,652 | 3.2× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Providence Portland Medical Center | Portland OR | $12,652 | 3.2× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles CA | $14,342 | 3.2× | 3 | 2025-11-26 |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | Seattle-Tacoma WA | $14,840 | 3.6× | 5 | 2026-08-27 |
| Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital | Seattle-Tacoma WA | $15,465 | 3.8× | 4 | 2026-08-27 |
| Stanford Health Care | San Francisco Bay Area CA | $19,507 | 3.8× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
Questions
How much do commercial insurers pay hospitals for ureteral stent placement?
Across 97 hospitals in 32 metro areas that post a usable dollar rate, the median commercial rate for CPT 52332, hospital outpatient is $5,640, 1.6× the same hospital's local Medicare base rate. The middle half of hospitals runs $4,528 to $7,306. Figures are each hospital's median across insurers, from its federal price-transparency file.
What does Medicare pay for ureteral stent placement?
Medicare's national hospital outpatient rate for CPT 52332 is $3,601 and its surgery-center rate is $1,723, before local wage adjustment.
Which hospitals post the lowest and highest commercial rates for ureteral stent placement?
Lowest medians: Trinity Health Oakland Hospital ($2,910), HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Medical Center ($2,968), HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center ($3,039). Highest: Stanford Health Care ($19,507), Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital ($15,465), Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital ($14,840). Coverage is limited to the markets listed on this page.