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Procedure price report · Other OR therapeutic procedures of urinary tract

Open bladder incision to place a ureteral tube or stent

CPT 51045the billing code this page is about

Surgical opening of the bladder to insert a catheter or stent into the ureter so urine can drain from the kidney; billed as a stand-alone procedure.

Hospitals typically charge $1,893 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 447 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $1,924. Most fall between $844 and $3,450 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
447
States
47
Filings dated
Mar 2023 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 447 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$627$929$1,893$3,078$4,600

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 7.3× what the cheapest tenth charges ($627 vs $4,600).

How the prices are spread

$492 – $625: 22 hospitals$492$625 – $795: 21 hospitals$795 – $1,011: 56 hospitals$795$1,011 – $1,285: 41 hospitals$1,285 – $1,633: 41 hospitals$1,285$1,633 – $2,076: 50 hospitals$2,076 – $2,638: 63 hospitals$2,076$2,638 – $3,354: 26 hospitals$3,354 – $4,263: 46 hospitals$3,354$4,263 – $5,419: 37 hospitals$4,263median $1,893price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (403 of 447 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$492$62522
$625$79521
$795$1,01156
$1,011$1,28541
$1,285$1,63341
$1,633$2,07650
$2,076$2,63863
$2,638$3,35426
$3,354$4,26346
$4,263$5,41937

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$2,136
Median cash price$1,893
Cash as a multiple of Medicare0.89×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $1,893.

Alaska: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: median $3,876 across 14 hospitalsWA$3,876Idaho: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureIDMontana: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $2,146 across 12 hospitalsMN$2,146Illinois: median $1,120 across 18 hospitalsIL$1,120Wisconsin: median $2,372 across 15 hospitalsWI$2,372Michigan: median $1,305 across 17 hospitalsMI$1,305New York: median $2,424 across 27 hospitalsNY$2,424Massachusetts: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMAOregon: median $1,686 across 20 hospitalsOR$1,686Nevada: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $1,240 across 18 hospitalsIA$1,240Indiana: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureINOhio: median $2,031 across 12 hospitalsOH$2,031Pennsylvania: median $1,238 across 25 hospitalsPA$1,238New Jersey: median $4,350 across 25 hospitalsNJ$4,350Connecticut: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceRICalifornia: median $2,365 across 61 hospitalsCA$2,365Utah: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceUTColorado: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCONebraska: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNEMissouri: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMOKentucky: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: median $519 across 10 hospitalsWV$519Virginia: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVAMaryland: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceDEArizona: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $822 across 13 hospitalsOK$822Louisiana: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureLAMississippi: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMSAlabama: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureGAHawaii: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $1,780 across 27 hospitalsTX$1,780Florida: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureFL
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $1,893. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
New Jersey NJ25$4,350+130%$2,267 – $5,741
Washington WA14$3,876+105%$903 – $4,293
New York NY27$2,424+28%$1,425 – $2,609
Wisconsin WI15$2,372+25%$2,372 – $2,372
California CA61$2,365+25%$1,629 – $3,450
Minnesota MN12$2,146+13%$1,346 – $2,274
Ohio OH12$2,031+7%$1,190 – $2,219
Texas TX27$1,780−6%$1,579 – $2,688
Oregon OR20$1,686−11%$903 – $4,187
Michigan MI17$1,305−31%$850 – $2,874
Iowa IA18$1,240−34%$1,098 – $1,461
Pennsylvania PA25$1,238−35%$318 – $4,190
Illinois IL18$1,120−41%$800 – $1,782
Oklahoma OK13$822−57%$822 – $4,177
West Virginia WV10$519−73%$515 – $1,388
Virginia VA9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Florida FL8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Idaho ID8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alabama AL7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Indiana IN6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Mississippi MS6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nebraska NE6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Louisiana LA5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Massachusetts MA4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Missouri MO3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Connecticut CT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Colorado CO1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Georgia GA1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $1,893.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care349$1,992$850 – $3,450
Children’s5fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access92$1,420$796 – $3,002
Ownership
For-profit33$1,218$822 – $3,101
Government70$1,519$850 – $2,662
Non-profit343$2,019$830 – $3,463
System affiliation
Part of a system371$1,992$830 – $3,450
Independent76$1,407$891 – $3,002

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$2,852
Median cash price$1,893
Cash as a share of list, median hospital60%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 40%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

311 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $1,780 and the average of the middle 60% is $1,945; most fall between $865 and $3,450.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 311 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$689$939$1,780$3,194$4,293

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 6.2× what the cheapest tenth charges ($689 vs $4,293).

Of the 328 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 311 gave a usable cash price; 9 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 8 a list price only.

How complete is this

447 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (11%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 496 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted447
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here30
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded2
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded0
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded17
Hospitals that filed this code496

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Other OR therapeutic procedures of urinary tract family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as PR Incise Bladder,+Ureter Cath.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Open bladder incision to place a ureteral tube or stent (CPT 51045) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-51045-open-bladder-incision-to-place-a-ureteral-tube-or-stent