Shock wave lithotripsy cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 13 hospitals publish a cash price for shock-wave lithotripsy to break up kidney stones (from outside the body): from $1,807.47 to $16,438.71, with a median of $9,332.00. The lowest price is at Southeast Health Medical Center (Dothan). The highest price is 9.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $9,332.00, is 25% above the US median of $7,462.00.
- Alabama ranks 29th of 42 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 13 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 50590. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,807.47Southeast Health Medical Center
Median$9,332.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$16,438.71in Alabama
Lowest saves$7,524.53vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Health Medical Center one side lowest Dothan · Dothan, AL SHOCK WAVE CRUSHING OF KIDNEY STONES | $1,807.47 | $4,518.68 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama Wedowee · Wedowee, AL FRAGMENTING OF KIDNEY STONE | $2,476.00 | $6,190.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Fragment Kidney Stone/ Eswl | $3,146.00 | $18,530.20 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL 50590 LITHOTRIPSY XTRCORP SHOCK WAVE | $3,471.05 | $6,311.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center one side Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL SHOCK WAVE CRUSHING OF KIDNEY STONES | $3,868.47 | $5,526.39 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur · Decatur, AL LITHOTRIPSY,EXTRACORPOREAL SW | $9,332.00 | $9,332.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL LITHOTRIPSY,EXTRACORPOREAL SW | $9,332.00 | $9,332.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Parkway Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL LITHOTRIPSY,EXTRACORPOREAL SW | $9,332.00 | $9,332.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL FRAGMENTING OF KIDNEY STONE | $14,583.86 | $97,225.72 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL FRAGMENTING OF KIDNEY STONE | $14,751.29 | $122,927.41 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL FRAGMENTING OF KIDNEY STONE | $15,761.79 | $87,565.51 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL FRAGMENTING OF KIDNEY STONE | $15,773.06 | $105,153.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL FRAGMENTING OF KIDNEY STONE | $16,438.71 | $91,326.16 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decatur, AL | 3 | $9,332.00 | $9,332.00 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $1,807.47 | $8,790.26 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $3,146.00 | $8,948.64 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $3,471.05 | $3,471.05 |
| Birmingham, AL | 1 | $14,583.86 | $14,583.86 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $16,438.71 | $16,438.71 |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $15,761.79 | $15,761.79 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $3,868.47 | $3,868.47 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $2,476.00 | $2,476.00 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What shock wave lithotripsy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Shock wave lithotripsy explained.
Shock-wave lithotripsy to break up kidney stones (from outside the body) in other states
- Alaska$9,679.50, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$10,985.81
- Arkansas$3,088.28
- California$7,857.00
- Colorado$31,898.40
- Connecticut$14,061.04
- Delaware$6,855.00, 2 hospitals
- Florida$18,347.66
- Georgia$12,206.97
- Hawaii$4,168.50
- Idaho$8,773.00
- Illinois$7,040.00
- Indiana$12,480.00
- Iowa$9,498.30
- Kansas$5,748.66
- Kentucky$6,817.76
- Louisiana$4,011.26
- Maine$2,582.98
- Maryland$4,382.19
- Massachusetts$7,531.75
- Michigan$6,468.48
- Minnesota$4,613.00
- Mississippi$8,626.06
- Missouri$7,982.72
- Montana$2,122.00
- Nebraska$9,550.80
- Nevada$7,352.72
- New Hampshire$3,330.01, 2 hospitals
- New Jersey$4,390.96
- New Mexico$12,643.26
- New York$5,423.00
- North Carolina$4,906.00
- North Dakota$6,689.60
- Ohio$9,976.88
- Oklahoma$9,659.22
- Oregon$8,535.00, 4 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$6,655.20
- Puerto Rico$2,100.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$4,751.14, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$10,506.11
- South Dakota$12,732.80
- Tennessee$5,246.15
- Texas$7,136.51
- Utah$14,011.22, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$17,048.00, 3 hospitals
- Virginia$8,793.75
- Washington$8,546.07
- West Virginia$8,330.00
- Wisconsin$9,187.21
- Wyoming$2,657.40, 1 hospital
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.