Surgery and procedures CPT 50590 Outpatient

Shock wave lithotripsy cost in Macon, GA

In Macon-Bibb County, GA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for shock-wave lithotripsy to break up kidney stones (from outside the body): from $12,206.97 to $12,206.97, with a median of $12,206.97. The lowest listed price is at Piedmont Macon North and 1 other hospital. Across Georgia, the median is $12,206.97 at 55 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 50590, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 1, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.

Lowest$12,206.97Piedmont Macon North + 1 more

Median$12,206.97half of hospitals charge less

Highest$12,206.97in this market

Difference1.0×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 Macon-Bibb County, GA.

median

Lowest $12,206.97Highest $12,206.97

one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Piedmont Macon North lowest Macon, GA · (478) 757-5990 HC Lithotripsy Uni File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file	$12,206.97	$40,689.90	$3,612.36–$36,620.91	70%
Piedmont Macon lowest Macon, GA · (478) 765-7000 HC Lithotripsy Uni File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file	$12,206.97	$40,689.90	$2,783.19–$36,620.91	70%
Piedmont Macon North both sides Macon, GA · (478) 757-5990 HC Lithotripsy Bi File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file	$12,206.97	$40,689.90	$3,612.36–$36,620.91	70%
Piedmont Macon both sides Macon, GA · (478) 765-7000 HC Lithotripsy Bi File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file	$12,206.97	$40,689.90	$2,783.19–$36,620.91	70%

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.

Outpatient: lowest $12,206.97, median $12,206.97, highest $12,206.97.

Both sides : lowest $12,206.97, median $12,206.97, highest $12,206.97.

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 2 facilities here, median $12,206.97. 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 2 of 2 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 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.