Shock wave lithotripsy cost in Illinois
In Illinois, 42 hospitals publish a cash price for shock-wave lithotripsy to break up kidney stones (from outside the body): from $705.60 to $32,624.84, with a median of $7,040.00. The lowest price is at Humboldt Park Health (Chicago). The highest price is 46.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $7,040.00, is 5% below the US median of $7,427.08.
- Illinois ranks 18th of 42 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 42 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Illinois law (Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act, 210 ILCS 89): an uninsured Illinois resident with family income up to 600% of the federal poverty level (300% at rural and critical access hospitals) can apply for a discount that brings the bill down to about 135% of the hospital's cost; up to 200% (125% at rural hospitals) medically necessary care is free. A hospital may collect no more than 25% of family income in 12 months. Ask the billing office for the application. Other states' laws.
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$705.60Humboldt Park Health
Median$7,040.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$32,624.84in Illinois
Lowest saves$6,334.40vs the median
Hospitals in Illinois, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt Park Health lowest Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Shock wave crushing of kidney stones | $705.60 | $2,520.00 | Sep 29, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Medical Center Kankakee · Kankakee, IL SHOCK WAVE CRUSHING OF KIDNEY STONES | $931.70 | $3,500.00 | Mar 15, 2026 source file |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PF-FRAGMENTING OF KIDNEY STONE | $1,010.80 | $1,444.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Lithotripsy | $1,215.62 | $6,398.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MacNeal Hospital Berwyn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Lithotripsy | $1,215.62 | $6,398.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Lithotripsy | $1,471.54 | $6,398.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Lithotripsy Extracorporeal Shock Wave | $1,808.61 | $5,319.44 | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC FRAGMENT KIDNEY STONE/ ESWL | $2,000.00 | $8,000.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC FRAGMENT KIDNEY STONE/ ESWL | $2,000.00 | $8,000.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hinsdale · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC FRAGMENT KIDNEY STONE/ ESWL | $2,000.00 | $8,000.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange La Grange · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC FRAGMENT KIDNEY STONE/ ESWL | $2,000.00 | $8,000.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Aurora · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Fragmenting of kidney stone | $3,758.00 | $24,167.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Fragmenting of kidney stone | $3,758.00 | $18,080.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet Joliet · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Fragmenting of kidney stone | $3,758.00 | $14,170.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Carle Eureka Hospital Eureka · Peoria, IL Lithotripsy Xtrcorp Shock Wave | $3,760.00 | $3,760.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Touchette Regional Hospital Cahokia Heights · St. Louis, MO-IL Lithotripsy, extracorporeal shock wave | $4,387.74 | $7,077.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| FHN Memorial Hospital Freeport · Freeport, IL Shock wave crushing of kidney stones | $4,624.80 | $5,781.00 | Jan 22, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Fragment Kidney Stone/ Eswl | $5,215.00 | $7,450.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gibson Area Hospital Gibson City · Champaign-Urbana, IL MAJOR SURGERY EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCKWAVE | $5,576.00 | $5,576.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Morris Hospital Morris · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Shock wave crushing of kidney stones | $6,316.47 | $26,253.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN LITHOTRIPSY | $6,705.00 | $13,410.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN LITHOTRIPSY RENAL SVC FEE | $7,375.00 | $14,750.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Lithotripsy ESWL | $9,382.20 | $15,637.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Lithotripsy Xtrcorp Shock Wave | $9,506.70 | $13,581.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hb Fragmenting Of Kidney Stone | $9,524.00 | $9,524.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Richland Memorial Hospital Olney · Olney, IL Lithotripsy Xtrcorp Shock Wave | $10,364.00 | $10,364.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Morrison Community Hospital Morrison · Sterling, IL LITHOTR EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK | $11,452.00 | $11,452.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| St Anthonys Memorial Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Mattoon · Charleston-Mattoon, IL HC LITHOTRIPSY EXTRCORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE UNI | $11,763.36 | $16,338.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN LITHOTRIPSY | $12,295.00 | $24,590.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Lithotripsy Xtrcorp Shock Wave | $12,705.35 | $18,150.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland · St. Louis, MO-IL HC LITHOTRIPSY EXTRCORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE BIL | $13,629.60 | $18,930.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Lithotripsy Xtrcorp Shock Wave | $16,169.78 | $23,099.69 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon · St. Louis, MO-IL HC LITHOTRIPSY EXTRCORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE UNI | $17,382.24 | $24,142.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Lithotripsy Xtrcorp Shock Wave | $17,460.97 | $24,944.24 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Lithotripsy Xtrcorp Shock Wave | $19,560.27 | $27,943.24 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Vista Medical Center East Waukegan · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN LITHOTRIPSY | $23,324.31 | $23,324.31 | Mar 31, 2025 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Lithotripsy Xtrcorp Shock Wave | $24,417.75 | $34,882.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Harrisburg Medical Center Harrisburg · Harrisburg, IL HC Lithotripsy Extracorp Shckwave | $26,743.20 | $33,429.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Herrin Hospital Herrin · Marion-Herrin, IL HC Lithotripsy Extracorp Shckwave | $26,743.20 | $33,429.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital of Carbondale Carbondale · Carbondale, IL HC Lithotripsy Extracorp Shckwave | $26,743.20 | $33,429.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Memorial Hospital Murphysboro · Carbondale, IL HC Lithotripsy Extracorp Shckwave | $26,743.20 | $33,429.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City · St. Louis, MO-IL LITHOTRIPSY | $32,624.84 | $54,374.73 | Mar 30, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 26 | $705.60 | $4,486.50 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 4 | $4,387.74 | $15,505.92 |
| Carbondale, IL | 2 | $26,743.20 | $26,743.20 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 1 | $5,576.00 | $5,576.00 |
| Charleston-Mattoon, IL | 1 | $11,763.36 | $11,763.36 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 1 | $9,382.20 | $9,382.20 |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $4,624.80 | $4,624.80 |
| Harrisburg, IL | 1 | $26,743.20 | $26,743.20 |
| Kankakee, IL | 1 | $931.70 | $931.70 |
| Marion-Herrin, IL | 1 | $26,743.20 | $26,743.20 |
| Olney, IL | 1 | $10,364.00 | $10,364.00 |
| Peoria, IL | 1 | $3,760.00 | $3,760.00 |
| Sterling, IL | 1 | $11,452.00 | $11,452.00 |
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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$9,039.06
- Alaska$10,554.81, 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
- 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$6,027.98
- Missouri$9,627.03
- 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$10,843.35
- New York$5,423.00
- North Carolina$4,906.00
- North Dakota$6,689.60
- Ohio$9,976.88
- Oklahoma$9,261.01
- 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$4,784.42
- Texas$7,136.51
- Utah$14,011.22, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$17,048.00, 3 hospitals
- Virginia$8,793.75
- Washington$8,678.45
- West Virginia$8,330.00
- Wisconsin$9,187.21
- Wyoming$2,657.40, 1 hospital
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.