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52356

Crushing of stone of ureter with insertion of stent using an endoscope

$239.6M in total Medicare payments across 10 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure 52356 (Crushing of stone of ureter with insertion of stent using an endoscope) received $239.6M in total Medicare payments.

Across 486.2K services, the average Medicare payment was $492.72 per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$9.9M20.5K—
2015$13.9M29.6K+40.8%
2016$18.0M38.3K+29.5%
2017$20.4M43.5K+13.2%
2018$23.2M49.7K+13.9%
2019$27.8M57.6K+19.6%
2020$27.0M52.7K-2.7%
2021$31.5M61.7K+16.4%
2022$32.3M63.9K+2.6%
2023$35.7M68.7K+10.7%

Top Providers for 52356

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Chesapeake Regional Surgery Center At Virginia Beach, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterVA$565.8K356$1.6K
2Med Atlantic IncAmbulatory Surgical CenterVA$556.9K333$1.7K
3The Urology Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterOH$302.5K184$1.6K
4Urlogy Ambulatory Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTN$280.9K185$1.5K
5Midlantic Urology Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterPA$261.3K151$1.7K
6Pasteur Plaza Surgery Center LpAmbulatory Surgical CenterTX$255.9K158$1.6K
7Summit Ambulatory Surgical Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMD$220.5K135$1.6K
8Oregon Surgicenter LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterOR$207.8K116$1.8K
9Anne Arundel Urological Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMD$193.3K112$1.7K
10Sutter Bay Medical FoundationAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$186.2K73$2.6K
11Hattiesburg Clinic PaAmbulatory Surgical CenterMS$182.0K126$1.4K
12Mercury Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMO$169.2K102$1.7K
13Spring Park Surgery Center L L CAmbulatory Surgical CenterIA$168.6K111$1.5K
14Uropartners Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterIL$163.2K96$1.7K
15Dutchess Ambulatory Surgical CenterAmbulatory Surgical CenterNY$163.1K83$2.0K
16Summit Ambulatory Surgical Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMD$162.9K93$1.8K
17East Memphis Urology Center, LpAmbulatory Surgical CenterTN$162.6K103$1.6K
18Summit Ambulatory Surgical Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMD$154.5K91$1.7K
19Urology Surgery Center Of Colorado LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterCO$145.3K88$1.7K
20Aua Surgical Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTX$143.0K92$1.6K
21Shore Outpatient Surgicenter LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNJ$140.4K76$1.8K
22Surgical Center For Urology LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterGA$140.1K88$1.6K
23Advanced Surgery Center Of OxfordAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$138.1K94$1.5K
24Summit Ambulatory Surgical Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMD$133.9K78$1.7K
25Summit Ambulatory Surgical Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMD$133.8K80$1.7K

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
FL$2.6M4.9K221$11.7K
MD$2.5M2.8K99$25.3K
CA$2.2M3.6K171$13.1K
VA$1.9M2.8K86$21.9K
TX$1.9M3.4K171$11.0K
TN$1.6M2.7K101$15.5K
IL$1.5M3.0K139$10.9K
PA$1.5M3.2K145$10.2K
OH$1.4M3.1K137$10.3K
NY$1.3M2.8K136$9.5K
IN$1.2M2.2K98$12.0K
NJ$1.1M2.0K99$11.3K
GA$965.7K1.9K96$10.1K
NC$923.2K2.1K109$8.5K
MO$841.9K1.5K63$13.4K
SC$829.3K1.8K74$11.2K
CO$825.1K1.0K50$16.5K
IA$757.1K1.2K45$16.8K
MA$745.8K1.8K86$8.7K
OR$719.4K99046$15.6K
AZ$715.1K1.5K67$10.7K
MS$652.7K1.1K34$19.2K
WA$587.7K1.5K73$8.1K
KS$566.0K1.2K41$13.8K
MI$552.0K1.5K71$7.8K
WI$539.1K1.3K62$8.7K
KY$450.5K1.1K51$8.8K
MN$404.8K83845$9.0K
AL$360.2K87248$7.5K
NE$342.7K71635$9.8K

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Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • CMS National Health Expenditure Data

Last Updated: February 2026 (data through 2023, the latest CMS release)

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.