Shock wave lithotripsy cost in Ellsworth, ME
In Ellsworth, ME, 1 hospital lists a cash price for shock-wave lithotripsy to break up kidney stones (from outside the body): from $1,808.75 to $1,808.75, with a median of $1,808.75. Across Maine, the median is $1,844.93 at 8 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 50590, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Ellsworth, ME.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Coast Regional Health Facilities lowest Ellsworth, ME · (207) 667-5311 HC Lithotripsy Extracorporeal Shock | $1,808.75 | $7,235.00 | $3,624.74–$5,816.94 | 75% | — source file |
| Maine Coast Regional Health Facilities Ellsworth, ME · (207) 667-5311 Lithotripsy Extracorporeal | $2,170.50 | $8,682.00 | $4,349.68–$6,980.33 | 75% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,808.75, median $1,808.75, highest $1,808.75.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,808.75. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 50590 ($5,458.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Maine Coast Regional Health Facilities Ellsworth, MESURG PF LITHOTRIPSY EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE 50590 | $523.00 | file |