Shock wave lithotripsy cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 10 hospitals list a cash price for shock-wave lithotripsy to break up kidney stones (from outside the body): from $4,846.99 to $9,245.23, with a median of $6,575.27. The lowest listed price is at Henry Ford Health Hospital and 1 other hospital — $1,728.28 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $6,468.48 at 28 hospitals.
- The median here, $6,575.27, is 12% below the US median of $7,462.00.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 9 cities for code 50590, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Jun 28, 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Health Hospital lowest Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 FRAGMENTING OF KIDNEY STONE File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $4,846.99 | — | $1,357.93–$6,849.00 | — |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital lowest West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 FRAGMENTING OF KIDNEY STONE File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $4,846.99 | — | $536.58–$8,078.31 | — |
| Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 LITHOTRIPSY+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $5,951.68 | $10,628.00 | $1,543.88–$7,652.16 | 44% |
| St Mary Mercy Livonia one side Livonia, MI · (734) 655-4800 HC Lithotripsy Eswl Lt File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $6,283.94 | — | $1,547.82–$7,906.09 | — |
| St Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital one side Brighton, MI · (517) 545-6000 HC Lithotripsy Eswl Lt File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $6,397.98 | — | $1,547.82–$7,919.70 | — |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 FRAGMENTING OF KIDNEY STONE File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $6,752.56 | $13,505.12 | $1,886.59–$5,381.94 | 50% |
| Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 LITHOTRIPSY+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $7,496.16 | $13,386.00 | $1,543.88–$9,637.92 | 44% |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 FRAGMENTING OF KIDNEY STONE File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $7,563.26 | $15,126.51 | $1,886.59–$5,381.94 | 50% |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 FRAGMENTING OF KIDNEY STONE File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $7,615.17 | $15,230.34 | $1,886.59–$5,689.91 | 50% |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 FRAGMENTING OF KIDNEY STONE File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $9,245.23 | $18,490.45 | $1,886.59–$9,393.15 | 50% |
Outpatient: lowest $4,846.99, median $6,575.27, highest $9,245.23 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $7,529.71. 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 7 of 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.