How much does cystoscopy cost in Texas?
CPT 52000 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for Texas.
Estimates only. Educational estimates from public Medicare
benchmarks and hospital-published prices — not a guarantee, and not legal, medical, or financial advice.
52000 Cystoscopy
Ask to pay
$1,335
About 2.0× what Medicare pays — most hospitals accept a self-pay rate in this range.
Typical
$1,217
Medicare $667
Ask $1,335
$1 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $7,417
What Medicare paysⓘ
$667
Typical price near you
$1,217
Cash / self-pay price
$1,520
Prices near you — 69 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Baptist Medical Center – Brownsville lowest ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $1negotiated | 0.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at UT (Austin) | Hospital | $238negotiated | 0.4× | ★★★★★ |
| University Medical Center of El Paso | Hospital | $241negotiated | 0.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Cook Children's Medical Center (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $250negotiated | 0.4× | — |
| University Hospital - University Health (San Antonio) | Hospital | $256cash | 0.4× | — |
| The Hospitals of Providence Memorial Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $339negotiated | 0.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $468cash | 0.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital (Sugar Land) | Hospital | $468cash | 0.7× | ★★★★★ |
| The Hospitals of Providence Sierra Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $487negotiated | 0.7× | — |
| Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $513cash | 0.8× | — |
| Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $513cash | 0.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $513cash | 0.8× | ★★★★★ |
| CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – Alamo Heights (San Antonio) | Hospital | $627negotiated | 0.9× | — |
| CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – Westover Hills (San Antonio) | Hospital | $627negotiated | 0.9× | — |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin | Hospital | $647negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne | Hospital | $668negotiated | 1.0× | — |
| Texas Children's Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $693cash | 1.0× | — |
| Texas Health Hospital Rockwall | Hospital | $736negotiated | 1.1× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano | Hospital | $736negotiated | 1.1× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton | Hospital | $736negotiated | 1.1× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman | Hospital | $736negotiated | 1.1× | — |
| Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital (Arlington) | Hospital | $737negotiated | 1.1× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle | Hospital | $737negotiated | 1.1× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth | Hospital | $737negotiated | 1.1× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake | Hospital | $737negotiated | 1.1× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville | Hospital | $753negotiated | 1.1× | — |
| UMC Health System – University Medical Center (Lubbock) | Hospital | $786negotiated | 1.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $931cash | 1.4× | — |
| Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $931cash | 1.4× | — |
| Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $1,102cash | 1.7× | ★★★★★ |
| St. Luke's Health–The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $1,102cash | 1.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $1,112cash | 1.7× | ★★★★★ |
| UT Southwestern William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital (Dallas) | Hospital | $1,206cash | 1.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Shannon Medical Center (San Angelo) | Hospital | $1,214cash | 1.8× | ★★★★★ |
| UT MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston) | Hospital | $1,220negotiated | 1.8× | — |
| Methodist Hospital Texsan (San Antonio) | Hospital | $1,440negotiated | 2.2× | — |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak (San Antonio) | Hospital | $1,440negotiated | 2.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $1,440negotiated | 2.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital Metropolitan (San Antonio) | Hospital | $1,440negotiated | 2.2× | — |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – College Station | Hospital | $1,445cash | 2.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple | Hospital | $1,445cash | 2.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Dallas Hospital (Dallas) | Hospital | $1,492negotiated | 2.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound | Hospital | $1,594cash | 2.4× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford | Hospital | $1,594cash | 2.4× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth | Hospital | $1,594cash | 2.4× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $1,594cash | 2.4× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen | Hospital | $1,594cash | 2.4× | — |
| Texas Health Hospital Frisco | Hospital | $1,594cash | 2.4× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Hospital | $1,594cash | 2.4× | — |
| Hendrick Medical Center (Abilene) | Hospital | $1,643cash | 2.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Plano | Hospital | $1,671cash | 2.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $1,671cash | 2.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor University Medical Center (Dallas) | Hospital | $1,671cash | 2.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Plano | Hospital | $1,676negotiated | 2.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Fort Worth | Hospital | $1,720negotiated | 2.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Frisco | Hospital | $1,807negotiated | 2.7× | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest (Houston) | Hospital | $2,012negotiated | 3.0× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare West (Houston) | Hospital | $2,012negotiated | 3.0× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's North Austin Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $2,012negotiated | 3.0× | — |
| St. David's South Austin Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $2,012negotiated | 3.0× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's Round Rock Medical Center (Round Rock) | Hospital | $2,012negotiated | 3.0× | — |
| St. David's Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $2,012negotiated | 3.0× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $2,110negotiated | 3.2× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake (Webster) | Hospital | $2,110negotiated | 3.2× | ★★★★★ |
| JPS Health Network – John Peter Smith Hospital (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $2,251cash | 3.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Parkland Health (Dallas) | Hospital | $2,418cash | 3.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Round Rock | Hospital | $2,748cash | 4.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Covenant Medical Center (Lubbock) gross charge | Hospital | $3,460cash | 5.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Doctors Hospital at Renaissance (Edinburg) gross charge | Hospital | $7,417cash | 11.1× | — |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges. 3 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
💬 What to say — negotiation scripts
- For 52000 (Cystoscopy), Medicare's benchmark rate is $667.47. A fair self-pay target for this line is $1,334.94. If I was charged more than that, please reduce it toward this benchmark.
- Your own published cash / self-pay price for 52000 is $1,519.88, and negotiated rates at nearby facilities run $714.48–$1,671.23. Please apply a rate in that range to my bill rather than the gross charge.
- Please send a fully itemized bill listing every CPT/HCPCS/DRG code and its individual charge, so I can review each line against published rates.
- Separately, what is your financial assistance / charity care policy, and am I eligible? Please send me the application and the income thresholds.
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What should 52000 cost in Texas?
For cystoscopy (CPT 52000) in Texas, a fair self-pay price is around $1,217, with hospitals ranging from $714 to $1,671 across 69 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $667, the floor to negotiate toward. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does cystoscopy cost in Texas?
A fair self-pay price for cystoscopy (CPT 52000) in Texas is around $1,217, with hospital prices ranging from $714 to $1,671 across 69 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 52000?
Medicare pays about $667 for cystoscopy (CPT 52000). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of cystoscopy?
Yes. Under the federal Hospital Price Transparency rule hospitals must publish these rates, so you can ask to pay the cash or negotiated rate instead of the gross charge. Paste your bill on the home page for a ready-to-send appeal letter and the exact numbers to cite.
Got a bill for this?
If you were charged more than the fair price, you can usually negotiate it down. Paste your itemized bill to get a personalized appeal letter, the exact numbers to cite, an AI negotiation coach, and a charity-care eligibility check — free.
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.