Ureteroscopy is a minimally invasive endoscopic procedure used to examine and treat the ureter and kidney — most commonly to diagnose and remove kidney stones. A thin scope is passed through the urinary tract, avoiding external incisions.
As a defined procedure with specific CPT codes, ureteroscopy is straightforward to track in claims data for targeting and market sizing.
For companies selling urology devices — scopes, lasers, stone-retrieval baskets, single-use endoscopes — ureteroscopy procedure volume is a direct demand signal. Ranking urologists and facilities by their ureteroscopy volume identifies the highest-value targets.
It also anchors market sizing: counting ureteroscopy procedures across a geography quantifies the addressable opportunity for a urology product line.
Ureteroscopy is used to examine and treat conditions of the ureter and kidney, most commonly to diagnose and remove kidney stones. It's a minimally invasive procedure performed with a thin scope passed through the urinary tract.
Ureteroscopy is commonly associated with CPT codes such as 52353 (with lithotripsy) and 52356 (with stone removal and stent placement), among related urology codes. These codes let teams track ureteroscopy volume in claims data.
Filter claims to the relevant ureteroscopy CPT codes and aggregate by physician and facility to rank urologists by how often they perform the procedure. The highest-volume providers are the priority targets for urology device outreach.
Counting ureteroscopy procedures across a target geography quantifies the addressable demand for related urology devices. Multiplying that volume by realistic capture and pricing assumptions produces a bottom-up market size.