Shock wave lithotripsy cost in Georgia
In Georgia, 54 hospitals publish a cash price for shock-wave lithotripsy to break up kidney stones (from outside the body): from $1,092.00 to $63,816.62, with a median of $12,206.97. The lowest price is at DeKalb Medical at Decatur (Decatur) and 6 other hospitals. The highest price is 58.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $12,206.97, is 64% above the US median of $7,462.00.
- Georgia ranks 36th of 42 states by median, cheapest first.
- 10 of 54 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 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,092.00DeKalb Medical at Decatur + 6 more
Median$12,206.97half of hospitals charge less
Highest$63,816.62in Georgia
Lowest saves$11,114.97vs the median
Hospitals in Georgia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeKalb Medical at Decatur lowest Decatur · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Pbb Fragment Kidney Stone/ Eswl | $1,092.00 | $1,092.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Decatur Hospital lowest Decatur · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Pbb Fragment Kidney Stone/ Eswl | $1,092.00 | $1,092.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital lowest Lithonia · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Pbb Fragment Kidney Stone/ Eswl | $1,092.00 | $1,092.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital lowest Johns Creek · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Pbb Fragment Kidney Stone/ Eswl | $1,092.00 | $1,092.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital lowest Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Pbb Fragment Kidney Stone/ Eswl | $1,092.00 | $1,092.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown lowest Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Pbb Fragment Kidney Stone/ Eswl | $1,092.00 | $1,092.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta lowest Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Pbb Fragment Kidney Stone/ Eswl | $1,092.00 | $1,092.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Southern Regional Medical Center Southwest Riverdale · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Fragmenting Of Kidney Stone | $3,518.00 | $14,628.50 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach Byron · Warner Robins, GA HC LITHOTRIPSY | $5,484.00 | $10,968.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC LITHOTRIPSY MOBILE | $5,916.75 | $19,989.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Navicent Health Baldwin Milledgeville · Milledgeville, GA HC LITHOTRIPSY | $6,404.00 | $12,808.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Higgins General Hospital one side Bremen · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA SHOCK WAVE CRUSHING OF KIDNEY STONES | $9,363.20 | $23,408.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont McDuffie Hospital Thomson · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HC Lithotripsy Uni | $9,411.57 | $31,371.91 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Augusta Augusta · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HC Lithotripsy Uni | $9,411.57 | $31,371.91 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown Columbus · Columbus, GA-AL HC Lithotripsy Uni | $9,411.57 | $31,371.91 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside Columbus · Columbus, GA-AL HC Lithotripsy Uni | $9,411.57 | $31,371.91 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital and Manor Bainbridge · Bainbridge, GA OR LITHOTRIPSY | $10,395.00 | $14,850.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA FRAGMENTING OF KIDNEY STONE | $11,787.20 | $29,468.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Villa Rica · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA FRAGMENTING OF KIDNEY STONE | $11,787.20 | $29,468.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Willowbrooke at Tanner Villa Rica · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA FRAGMENTING OF KIDNEY STONE | $11,787.20 | $29,468.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Athens · Athens-Clarke County, GA HC Lithotripsy Uni | $12,206.97 | $40,689.90 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Atlanta Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Lithotripsy Uni | $12,206.97 | $40,689.90 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Cartersville Cartersville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Lithotripsy Uni | $12,206.97 | $40,689.90 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Fayette Fayetteville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Lithotripsy Uni | $12,206.97 | $40,689.90 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Henry Stockbridge · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Lithotripsy Uni | $12,206.97 | $40,689.90 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Macon Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC Lithotripsy Uni | $12,206.97 | $40,689.90 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Macon North Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC Lithotripsy Uni | $12,206.97 | $40,689.90 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Mountainside Jasper · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Lithotripsy Uni | $12,206.97 | $40,689.90 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newnan Newnan · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Lithotripsy Uni | $12,206.97 | $40,689.90 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newton Covington · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Lithotripsy Uni | $12,206.97 | $40,689.90 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Rockdale Conyers · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Lithotripsy Uni | $12,206.97 | $40,689.90 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Walton Monroe · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Lithotripsy Uni | $12,206.97 | $40,689.90 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Rome · Rome, GA HC LITHOTRIPSY | $12,954.00 | $25,908.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Eastside Snellville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Lithotripsy Uni | $13,563.30 | $45,211.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Colquitt Regional Medical Center Moultrie · Moultrie, GA LITHOTRIPSY | $14,219.00 | $14,219.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Blue Ridge Medical Center Blue Ridge · Blue Ridge, GA LITHOTRIPSY | $14,940.91 | $24,901.52 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| St Mary's Hospital one side Athens · Athens-Clarke County, GA HC Lithotripsy Eswl Lt | $16,558.75 | $25,475.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| South Georgia Medical Center Valdosta · Valdosta, GA FRAGMENTING OF KIDNEY STONE | $19,093.50 | $25,458.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| South Georgia Medical Center Berrien Campus Nashville · Nashville, GA FRAGMENTING OF KIDNEY STONE | $19,093.50 | $25,458.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Lithotripsy Eswl Extracorp Shock Wave | $22,809.54 | $58,486.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Lithotripsy Eswl Extracorp Shock Wave | $22,809.54 | $58,486.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Lithotripsy Eswl Extracorp Shock Wave | $22,809.54 | $58,486.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated With Med Col Augusta · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Hc Lithotripsy Eswl Extracorp Shock Wave | $22,809.54 | $58,486.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Lithotripsy Eswl Extracorp Shock Wave | $22,809.54 | $58,486.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Lithotripsy Eswl Extracorp Shock Wave | $22,809.54 | $58,486.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp Warm Springs · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Lithotripsy Eswl Extracorp Shock Wave | $22,809.54 | $58,486.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Lithotripsy Eswl Extracorp Shock Wave | $22,809.54 | $58,486.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Lithotripsy Eswl Extracorp Shock Wave | $22,809.54 | $58,486.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center LaGrange · LaGrange, GA-AL Hc Lithotripsy Eswl Extracorp Shock Wave | $22,809.54 | $58,486.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Lithotripsy Eswl Extracorp Shock Wave | $22,809.54 | $58,486.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Candler Hospital Savannah · Savannah, GA Eswl | $22,976.70 | $76,589.00 | Jul 1, 2025 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital - Savannah Savannah · Savannah, GA Eswl | $22,976.70 | $76,589.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Gordon Calhoun · Calhoun, GA HC FRAGMENT KIDNEY STONE/ ESWL | $62,695.81 | $62,695.81 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Redmond Rome · Rome, GA HC FRAGMENT KIDNEY STONE/ ESWL | $63,816.62 | $63,816.62 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 31 | $1,092.00 | $12,206.97 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 3 | $9,411.57 | $9,411.57 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 2 | $12,206.97 | $14,382.86 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 2 | $9,411.57 | $9,411.57 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 2 | $12,206.97 | $12,206.97 |
| Rome, GA | 2 | $12,954.00 | $38,385.31 |
| Savannah, GA | 2 | $22,976.70 | $22,976.70 |
| Blue Ridge, GA | 1 | $14,940.91 | $14,940.91 |
| Bainbridge, GA | 1 | $10,395.00 | $10,395.00 |
| Calhoun, GA | 1 | $62,695.81 | $62,695.81 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $5,916.75 | $5,916.75 |
| LaGrange, GA-AL | 1 | $22,809.54 | $22,809.54 |
| Milledgeville, GA | 1 | $6,404.00 | $6,404.00 |
| Moultrie, GA | 1 | $14,219.00 | $14,219.00 |
| Nashville, GA | 1 | $19,093.50 | $19,093.50 |
| Valdosta, GA | 1 | $19,093.50 | $19,093.50 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 1 | $5,484.00 | $5,484.00 |
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
- Alabama$9,332.00
- 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
- 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.