Surgery and procedures CPT 50590 Outpatient

Shock wave lithotripsy cost in Meriden, CT

In Meriden, CT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for shock-wave lithotripsy to break up kidney stones (from outside the body): from $15,544.62 to $15,544.62, with a median of $15,544.62. Across Connecticut, the median is $14,061.04 at 12 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 — and —.

Lowest$15,544.62Midstate Medical Center
Median$15,544.62half pay less
Highest$15,544.62in 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 Meriden, CT.

median
Lowest $15,544.62Highest $15,544.62

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Midstate Medical Center lowest Meriden, CT · (203) 694-8200 HC LITHOTRIPSY XTRCORP SHOCK WAVE $15,544.62 $15,544.62 $1,440.53–$14,193.00 — —
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Midstate Medical Center lowest Meriden, CT · (203) 694-8200 HC LITHOTRIPSY XTRCORP SHOCK WAVE $15,544.62 $15,544.62 — — —
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Outpatient: lowest $15,544.62, median $15,544.62, highest $15,544.62.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.