Shock wave lithotripsy cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 30 hospitals list a cash price for shock-wave lithotripsy to break up kidney stones (from outside the body): from $705.60 to $24,417.75, with a median of $4,785.34. The lowest listed price is at Humboldt Park Health — $4,079.74 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $7,040.00 at 42 hospitals.
- The median here, $4,785.34, is 36% below the US median of $7,427.08.
- 2 of 30 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 30 facilities across 27 cities for code 50590, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 6, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 17, 2025 and Nov 3, 2026.
Lowest$705.60Humboldt Park Health
Median$4,785.34half of hospitals charge less
Highest$24,417.75in this market
Difference34.6×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
median
Lowest $705.60Highest $34,984.32
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Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt Park Health lowest Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Shock wave crushing of kidney stones File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $705.60 | $2,520.00 | $831.60–$2,646.00 | 72% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 PF-FRAGMENTING OF KIDNEY STONE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,010.80 | $1,444.00 | $577.88–$1,155.20 | 30% |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Lithotripsy File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,215.62 | $6,398.00 | $2,143.35–$11,824.00 | 81% |
| MacNeal Hospital Berwyn, IL · (708) 783-9100 Lithotripsy File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,215.62 | $6,398.00 | $1,215.62–$8,861.23 | 81% |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Lithotripsy File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,471.54 | $6,398.00 | $2,143.35–$5,285.05 | 77% |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8700 Lithotripsy Extracorporeal Shock Wave File of Mar 17, 2025 · source file | $1,808.61 | $5,319.44 | $884.62–$7,566.00 | 66% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL · (630) 856-9000 HC FRAGMENT KIDNEY STONE/ ESWL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,000.00 | $8,000.00 | — | 75% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL · (630) 312-5000 HC FRAGMENT KIDNEY STONE/ ESWL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,000.00 | $8,000.00 | — | 75% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL · (630) 545-8000 HC FRAGMENT KIDNEY STONE/ ESWL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,000.00 | $8,000.00 | — | 75% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange La Grange, IL · (708) 352-1200 HC FRAGMENT KIDNEY STONE/ ESWL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,000.00 | $8,000.00 | — | 75% |
| Saint Francis Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 316-4000 Fragmenting of kidney stone File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,758.00 | $18,080.00 | $577.29–$15,006.40 | 79% |
| Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet Joliet, IL · (815) 725-7133 Fragmenting of kidney stone File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,758.00 | $14,170.00 | $559.36–$14,170.00 | 73% |
| Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL · (630) 859-2222 Fragmenting of kidney stone File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,758.00 | $24,167.00 | $559.36–$24,167.00 | 84% |
| Franciscan Health Munster Munster, IN · (219) 922-4200 Lithotripsy Xtrcorp Shock Wave File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $3,938.60 | $18,491.06 | $3,729.47–$26,225.00 | 79% |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point Crown Point, IN · (219) 757-6100 Lithotripsy Xtrcorp Shock Wave File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $4,355.68 | $16,882.50 | $15,994.95–$16,882.50 | 74% |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 926-2000 HB Fragment Kidney Stone/ Eswl File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,215.00 | $7,450.00 | $1,743.30–$6,211.70 | 30% |
| Franciscan Health Dyer Dyer, IN · (219) 865-2141 Lithotripsy Xtrcorp Shock Wave File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $5,959.04 | $22,070.50 | $3,729.47–$11,877.32 | 73% |
| Morris Hospital Morris, IL · (815) 942-2932 Shock wave crushing of kidney stones File of Oct 27, 2026 · source file | $6,316.47 | $26,253.00 | $6,000.00–$27,040.59 | 76% |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL · (847) 362-2900 LITHOTRIPSY File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $6,705.00 | $13,410.00 | $5,283.54–$18,050.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL · (847) 381-9600 LITHOTRIPSY RENAL SVC FEE File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $7,375.00 | $14,750.00 | $5,517.70–$23,600.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL · (847) 362-2900 LITHO W/CYSTO File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $7,815.00 | $15,630.00 | $5,517.70–$18,050.00 | 50% |
| Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich, IL · (815) 786-8484 Lithotripsy Xtrcorp Shock Wave File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9,506.70 | $13,581.00 | — | 30% |
| Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights, IL · (847) 618-1000 Hb Fragmenting Of Kidney Stone File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9,524.00 | $9,524.00 | — | — |
| Franciscan Health Rensselaer Rensselaer, IN · (219) 866-5141 Lithotripsy Xtrcorp Shock Wave File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $10,338.44 | $28,878.33 | $7,658.23–$26,225.00 | 64% |
| Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL · (847) 742-9800 LITHOTRIPSY File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $12,295.00 | $24,590.00 | $5,477.28–$22,131.00 | 50% |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 926-2000 Lithotripsy Xtrcorp Shock Wave File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $12,705.35 | $18,150.50 | $7,941.00–$8,823.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 Lithotripsy Xtrcorp Shock Wave File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $12,705.35 | $18,150.50 | $7,055.00–$7,839.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL · (847) 234-5600 Lithotripsy Xtrcorp Shock Wave File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $16,169.78 | $23,099.69 | $7,055.00–$7,839.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL · (815) 756-1521 Lithotripsy Xtrcorp Shock Wave File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $17,460.97 | $24,944.24 | — | 30% |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL · (708) 923-4000 Lithotripsy Xtrcorp Shock Wave File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $19,560.27 | $27,943.24 | $7,055.00–$7,839.00 | 30% |
| Vista Medical Center East Waukegan, IL · (847) 360-3000 LITHOTRIPSY File of Mar 31, 2025 · source file | $23,324.31 | $23,324.31 | $2,495.70–$7,004.00 | — |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL · (815) 344-5000 Lithotripsy Xtrcorp Shock Wave File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $24,417.75 | $34,882.50 | $7,055.00–$7,839.00 | 30% |
| Vista Medical Center East both sides Waukegan, IL · (847) 360-3000 BILAT LITHOTRIPSY File of Mar 31, 2025 · source file | $34,984.32 | $34,984.32 | $3,260.81–$7,004.00 | — |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $705.60, median $4,785.34, highest $24,417.75 — a 34.6× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $34,984.32, median $34,984.32, highest $34,984.32.
The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a
price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single
published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $2,000.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 18 of 23 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 4 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What shock wave lithotripsy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Shock wave lithotripsy explained.