Shock wave lithotripsy cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 20 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 $5,101.50. The lowest listed price is at Humboldt Park Health — $4,395.90 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $5,101.50 at 30 hospitals.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 19 cities for code 50590, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 17, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026.
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.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt Park Health lowest Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Shock wave crushing of kidney stones | $705.60 | $2,520.00 | $2,520.00 | 72% | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Lithotripsy | $1,215.62 | $6,398.00 | $2,143.35–$11,824.00 | 81% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Lithotripsy | $1,471.54 | $6,398.00 | $2,143.35–$5,285.05 | 77% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8700 Lithotripsy Extracorporeal Shock Wave | $1,808.61 | $5,319.44 | $884.62–$7,566.00 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL · (630) 312-5000 HC FRAGMENT KIDNEY STONE/ ESWL | $2,000.00 | $8,000.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL · (630) 312-5000 HC FRAGMENT KIDNEY STONE/ ESWL | $2,000.00 | $8,000.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL · (630) 545-8000 HC FRAGMENT KIDNEY STONE/ ESWL | $2,000.00 | $8,000.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL · (630) 545-8000 HC FRAGMENT KIDNEY STONE/ ESWL | $2,000.00 | $8,000.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL · (630) 856-9000 HC FRAGMENT KIDNEY STONE/ ESWL | $2,000.00 | $8,000.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL · (630) 856-9000 HC FRAGMENT KIDNEY STONE/ ESWL | $2,000.00 | $8,000.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange La Grange, IL · (708) 352-1200 HC FRAGMENT KIDNEY STONE/ ESWL | $2,000.00 | $8,000.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange La Grange, IL · (708) 352-1200 HC FRAGMENT KIDNEY STONE/ ESWL | $2,000.00 | $8,000.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL · (630) 859-2222 Fragmenting of kidney stone | $3,758.00 | $24,167.00 | $559.36–$24,167.00 | 84% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 316-4000 Fragmenting of kidney stone | $3,758.00 | $18,080.00 | $577.29–$15,006.40 | 79% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL · (847) 362-2900 LITHOTRIPSY | $6,445.00 | $12,890.00 | $5,078.66–$16,667.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL · (847) 381-9600 LITHOTRIPSY RENAL SVC FEE | $7,090.00 | $14,180.00 | $5,213.15–$25,111.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL · (847) 362-2900 LITHO W/CYSTO | $7,515.00 | $15,030.00 | $5,213.15–$16,667.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich, IL · (815) 786-8484 Lithotripsy Xtrcorp Shock Wave | $9,506.70 | $13,581.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights, IL · (847) 618-1000 Hb Fragmenting Of Kidney Stone | $9,524.00 | $9,524.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL · (847) 742-9800 LITHOTRIPSY | $11,820.00 | $23,640.00 | $5,213.15–$21,276.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 Lithotripsy Xtrcorp Shock Wave | $12,705.35 | $18,150.50 | $7,055.00–$7,839.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL · (847) 234-5600 Lithotripsy Xtrcorp Shock Wave | $16,169.78 | $23,099.69 | $7,055.00–$7,839.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL · (815) 756-1521 Lithotripsy Xtrcorp Shock Wave | $17,460.97 | $24,944.24 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL · (708) 923-4000 Lithotripsy Xtrcorp Shock Wave | $19,560.27 | $27,943.24 | $7,055.00–$7,839.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL · (815) 344-5000 Lithotripsy Xtrcorp Shock Wave | $24,417.75 | $34,882.50 | $7,055.00–$7,839.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $705.60, median $5,101.50, highest $24,417.75 — a 34.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 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 9 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 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 it is
Shock-wave lithotripsy breaks kidney or ureter stones into small pieces with sound waves aimed from outside the body, so the pieces can pass in the urine. No cut is made, and it is usually done under sedation or anesthesia.
What the price covers
The listed price usually covers the lithotripsy treatment in the facility. The urologist, anesthesia, X-rays and any stent placement are often billed separately; some hospitals rent the machine from an outside company, which can change how the charge is listed.