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Procedure price report · Transurethral excision, drainage, or removal urinary obstruction

Scope treatment of narrowing where kidney meets ureter

CPT 52342the billing code this page is about

A telescope is passed through the urethra and bladder to open a narrowed junction between the kidney and the ureter by balloon stretching, cutting, or laser.

Hospitals typically charge $1,541 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 359 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $2,303. Most fall between $557 and $5,447 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
359
States
44
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 359 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
$464$646$1,541$4,603$8,773

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 19× what the cheapest tenth charges ($464 vs $8,773).

How the prices are spread

$365 – $511: 51 hospitals$365$511 – $716: 38 hospitals$716 – $1,002: 38 hospitals$716$1,002 – $1,402: 11 hospitals$1,402 – $1,963: 43 hospitals$1,402$1,963 – $2,748: 12 hospitals$2,748 – $3,846: 21 hospitals$2,748$3,846 – $5,384: 57 hospitals$5,384 – $7,537: 37 hospitals$5,384$7,537 – $10,550: 28 hospitals$7,537median $1,541price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (336 of 359 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$365$51151
$511$71638
$716$1,00238
$1,002$1,40211
$1,402$1,96343
$1,963$2,74812
$2,748$3,84621
$3,846$5,38457
$5,384$7,53737
$7,537$10,55028

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$3,601
Median cash price$1,541
Cash as a multiple of Medicare0.43×

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 $1,541.

Alaska: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWAIdaho: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureIDMontana: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMNIllinois: median $544 across 12 hospitalsIL$544Wisconsin: median $1,541 across 21 hospitalsWI$1,541Michigan: median $499 across 29 hospitalsMI$499New York: median $4,081 across 26 hospitalsNY$4,081Massachusetts: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMAOregon: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureORNevada: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceSDIowa: median $780 across 15 hospitalsIA$780Indiana: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureINOhio: median $1,521 across 17 hospitalsOH$1,521Pennsylvania: median $5,356 across 13 hospitalsPA$5,356New Jersey: median $4,561 across 28 hospitalsNJ$4,561Connecticut: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceCTRhode Island: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceRICalifornia: median $6,594 across 40 hospitalsCA$6,594Utah: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceUTColorado: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCONebraska: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNEMissouri: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMOKentucky: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWVVirginia: 7 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: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $508 across 13 hospitalsOK$508Louisiana: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureLAMississippi: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMSAlabama: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceGAHawaii: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $2,565 across 20 hospitalsTX$2,565Florida: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureFL
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $1,541. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
California CA40$6,594+328%$6,594 – $10,550
Pennsylvania PA13$5,356+248%$2,429 – $7,427
New Jersey NJ28$4,561+196%$3,818 – $5,339
New York NY26$4,081+165%$870 – $4,184
Texas TX20$2,565+66%$1,874 – $3,891
Wisconsin WI21$1,5410%$1,541 – $1,553
Ohio OH17$1,521−1%$807 – $7,831
Iowa IA15$780−49%$780 – $780
Illinois IL12$544−65%$477 – $1,817
Oklahoma OK13$508−67%$508 – $6,255
Michigan MI29$499−68%$365 – $1,541
Idaho ID9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alabama AL8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Florida FL8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Oregon OR8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Indiana IN7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Virginia VA7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Louisiana LA6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Mississippi MS6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Washington WA6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Massachusetts MA3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Missouri MO3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nebraska NE3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Minnesota MN2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
West Virginia WV2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Colorado CO1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM1not 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 $1,541.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care294$2,565$557 – $5,864
Children’s6fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access58$943$491 – $1,553
Ownership
For-profit30$1,541$477 – $5,447
Government57$830$535 – $4,081
Non-profit271$1,628$569 – $6,255
System affiliation
Part of a system288$1,874$557 – $5,864
Independent71$870$544 – $4,130

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$1,662
Median cash price$1,541
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

211 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $1,541 and the average of the middle 60% is $2,356; most fall between $508 and $6,594.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 211 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
$477$557$1,541$5,864$10,550

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 22× what the cheapest tenth charges ($477 vs $10,550).

Of the 242 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 211 gave a usable cash price; 18 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 13 a list price only.

How complete is this

359 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (9%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 402 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted359
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here35
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded1
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded1
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded6
Hospitals that filed this code402

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 23, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Transurethral excision, drainage, or removal urinary obstruction family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Cysto W/Tx Ureteropelvic Junction Stricture.

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, “Scope treatment of narrowing where kidney meets ureter (CPT 52342) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-52342-scope-treatment-of-narrowing-where-kidney-meets-ureter