Shock wave lithotripsy cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 19 hospitals list a cash price for shock-wave lithotripsy to break up kidney stones (from outside the body): from $2,639.60 to $17,691.79, with a median of $6,221.15. The lowest listed price is at Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Voorhees and 4 other hospitals — $3,581.55 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $6,655.20 at 23 hospitals.
- The median here, $6,221.15, is 17% below the US median of $7,462.00.
- 4 of 19 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 19 facilities across 17 cities for code 50590, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 26, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 24, 2026 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Voorhees one side lowest Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Eswl Lithotripsy Unilateral+1 more line at this price File of Jun 1, 2026 · source file | $2,639.60 | $26,396.00 | $407.51–$12,933.00 | 90% |
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital one side lowest Willinboro, NJ · (609) 835-2900 HC Eswl Lithotripsy Unilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,639.60 | $26,396.00 | $407.51–$12,933.00 | 90% |
| Virtua Memorial Hospital one side lowest Mount Holly, NJ · (609) 267-0700 HC Eswl Lithotripsy Unilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,639.60 | $26,396.00 | $407.51–$12,933.00 | 90% |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Marlton one side lowest Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Eswl Lithotripsy Unilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,639.60 | $26,396.00 | $407.51–$12,933.00 | 90% |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes one side lowest Camden, NJ · (856) 886-5373 HC Eswl Lithotripsy Unilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,639.60 | $26,396.00 | $407.51–$12,933.00 | 90% |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Fragmenting Of Kidney Stone+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,467.00 | $6,843.00 | $264.50–$13,936.00 | 49% |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Fragment Kidney Stone/ Eswl+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,603.00 | $17,420.00 | $264.50–$16,897.40 | 79% |
| Nazareth Hospital one side Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC Lithotripsy Eswl Lt+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $6,221.15 | $9,571.00 | $361.78–$10,275.53 | 35% |
| St Mary Medical Center one side Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Lithotripsy Eswl Rt+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $6,221.15 | $9,571.00 | $286.93–$12,884.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital one side Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Lithotripsy Eswl Rt+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $6,221.15 | $9,571.00 | $336.83–$13,941.25 | 35% |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Lithotripsy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,655.20 | $16,638.00 | — | 60% |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Lithotripsy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,655.20 | $16,638.00 | — | 60% |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Lithotripsy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,655.20 | $16,638.00 | — | 60% |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Lithotripsy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,655.20 | $16,638.00 | — | 60% |
| St. Francis Hospital one side Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Lithotripsy Eswl Lt+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $7,388.55 | $11,367.00 | $2,608.09–$39,565.50 | 35% |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC Lithotripsy Eswl Bl File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $9,331.40 | $14,356.00 | $361.78–$14,068.88 | 35% |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Lithotripsy Eswl Bl File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $9,332.05 | $14,357.00 | $286.93–$13,639.15 | 35% |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Lithotripsy Eswl Bl File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $9,332.05 | $14,357.00 | $336.83–$14,357.00 | 35% |
| St Mary Medical Center one side Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Lithotripsy Eswl Lt File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $9,457.30 | — | $286.93–$12,884.00 | — |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Lithotripsy Eswl Bl File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $11,083.15 | $17,051.00 | $2,608.09–$39,565.50 | 35% |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital one side Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Lithotripsy Eswl Lt File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $12,644.19 | — | $1,047.60–$13,941.25 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ · (856) 363-1000 EX. SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $17,691.79 | $17,691.79 | $2,792.00–$17,878.00 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 EX. SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $17,691.79 | $17,691.79 | $2,792.00–$17,878.00 | — |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ EX. SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $17,691.79 | $17,691.79 | $2,792.00–$17,878.00 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ EX. SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $17,691.79 | $17,691.79 | $2,792.00–$17,878.00 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $2,639.60, median $6,221.15, highest $17,691.79 — a 6.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $6,655.20. 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 15 of 15 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.