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Procedure price report · Other OR therapeutic procedures of urinary tract

Ureter scope with removal of a tumor

CPT 52355the billing code this page is about

A scope is passed through the urethra into the ureter or kidney drainage system and a tumor is cut away.

Hospitals typically charge $3,318 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 388 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $3,428. Most fall between $920 and $6,693 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
388
States
45
Filings dated
Jun 2024 – 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 388 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
$738$975$3,318$6,016$8,574

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 12× what the cheapest tenth charges ($738 vs $8,574).

How the prices are spread

$567 – $765: 22 hospitals$567$765 – $1,033: 59 hospitals$1,033 – $1,395: 44 hospitals$1,033$1,395 – $1,883: 8 hospitals$1,883 – $2,543: 29 hospitals$1,883$2,543 – $3,433: 14 hospitals$3,433 – $4,635: 32 hospitals$3,433$4,635 – $6,258: 67 hospitals$6,258 – $8,449: 40 hospitals$6,258$8,449 – $11,408: 35 hospitals$8,449median $3,318price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (350 of 388 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$567$76522
$765$1,03359
$1,033$1,39544
$1,395$1,8838
$1,883$2,54329
$2,543$3,43314
$3,433$4,63532
$4,635$6,25867
$6,258$8,44940
$8,449$11,40835

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$5,478
Median cash price$3,318
Cash as a multiple of Medicare0.61×

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 $3,318.

Alaska: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: 7 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: median $3,658 across 15 hospitalsMN$3,658Illinois: median $968 across 13 hospitalsIL$968Wisconsin: median $5,496 across 29 hospitalsWI$5,496Michigan: median $1,197 across 17 hospitalsMI$1,197New York: median $6,016 across 27 hospitalsNY$6,016Massachusetts: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMAOregon: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureORNevada: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceSDIowa: median $1,182 across 18 hospitalsIA$1,182Indiana: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureINOhio: median $2,340 across 13 hospitalsOH$2,340Pennsylvania: median $7,894 across 10 hospitalsPA$7,894New Jersey: median $5,632 across 30 hospitalsNJ$5,632Connecticut: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceCTRhode Island: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureRICalifornia: median $8,574 across 41 hospitalsCA$8,574Utah: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceUTColorado: 2 hospitals 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: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: median $762 across 14 hospitalsWV$762Virginia: 8 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: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 3 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 $767 across 12 hospitalsOK$767Louisiana: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureLAMississippi: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMSAlabama: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceGAHawaii: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $3,891 across 22 hospitalsTX$3,891Florida: median $5,103 across 11 hospitalsFL$5,103
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $3,318. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
California CA41$8,574+158%$5,585 – $8,574
Pennsylvania PA10$7,894+138%$5,961 – $9,834
New York NY27$6,016+81%$945 – $6,167
New Jersey NJ30$5,632+70%$4,881 – $6,783
Wisconsin WI29$5,496+66%$2,183 – $6,446
Florida FL11$5,103+54%$2,340 – $9,912
Texas TX22$3,891+17%$3,891 – $4,999
Minnesota MN15$3,658+10%$978 – $3,658
Ohio OH13$2,340−29%$998 – $3,031
Michigan MI17$1,197−64%$901 – $7,373
Iowa IA18$1,182−64%$1,173 – $1,182
Illinois IL13$968−71%$821 – $2,581
Oklahoma OK12$767−77%$767 – $767
West Virginia WV14$762−77%$476 – $5,654
Idaho ID9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Oregon OR9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Virginia VA8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Washington WA7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alabama AL5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Mississippi MS5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Indiana IN4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Louisiana LA3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Massachusetts MA3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Missouri MO3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nebraska NE3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Colorado CO2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Rhode Island RI1not 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 $3,318.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care312$3,891$947 – $6,942
Children’s7fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access68$1,426$794 – $5,496
Ownership
For-profit35$3,500$968 – $8,220
Government53$1,291$871 – $6,016
Non-profit299$3,658$901 – $6,704
System affiliation
Part of a system314$3,891$944 – $6,783
Independent74$1,291$871 – $5,813

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$2,766
Median cash price$3,318
Cash as a share of list, median hospital65%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 35%. 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

210 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $1,643 and the average of the middle 60% is $2,328; most fall between $842 and $5,585.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 210 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
$767$947$1,643$5,585$8,574

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 11× what the cheapest tenth charges ($767 vs $8,574).

Of the 233 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 210 gave a usable cash price; 20 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 3 a list price only.

How complete is this

388 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (10%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 431 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted388
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here37
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded1
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded2
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded3
Hospitals that filed this code431

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 Cysto/Pyeloscopy Rescj Pelvic Tumor.

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, “Ureter scope with removal of a tumor (CPT 52355) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-52355-ureter-scope-with-removal-of-a-tumor