Shock wave lithotripsy cost in Kansas
In Kansas, 10 hospitals publish a cash price for shock-wave lithotripsy to break up kidney stones (from outside the body): from $3,320.00 to $16,967.74, with a median of $5,748.66. The lowest price is at Providence Medical Center (Kansas City) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 5.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $5,748.66, is 23% below the US median of $7,462.00.
- Kansas ranks 12th of 42 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
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 2, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$3,320.00Providence Medical Center + 1 more
Median$5,748.66half of hospitals charge less
Highest$16,967.74in Kansas
Lowest saves$2,428.66vs the median
Hospitals in Kansas, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Medical Center lowest Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS Hc Fragment Kidney Stone/ Eswl | $3,320.00 | $19,264.00 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Saint John Hospital lowest Leavenworth · Kansas City, MO-KS Hc Fragment Kidney Stone/ Eswl | $3,320.00 | $19,264.00 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| HaysMed one side Hays · Hays, KS SHOCK WAVE CRUSHING OF KIDNEY STONES | $4,674.45 | $14,165.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Manhattan Surgical Hospital Manhattan · Manhattan, KS LITHOTRIPSY EXTRACORPOREAL SHO | $4,742.50 | $9,485.00 | Nov 12, 2025 source file |
| Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital Wichita · Wichita, KS SHOCK WAVE CRUSHING OF KIDNEY STONES | $4,875.00 | $7,500.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lawrence Memorial Hospital Lawrence · Lawrence, KS Lithotripsy Eswl | $6,622.31 | $26,489.25 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Kansas Medical Center Andover · Wichita, KS OR ESWL LITHOTRIPSY | $7,394.76 | $12,324.60 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Susan B Allen Memorial Hospital El Dorado · Wichita, KS FRAGMENTING OF KIDNEY STONE | $8,753.55 | $13,467.00 | May 27, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Scott Fort Scott · Fort Scott, KS LITHOTRIPSY | $10,885.35 | $27,213.38 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Pittsburg · Pittsburg, KS Lithotripsy Xtrcorp Shock Wave | $16,967.74 | $26,104.21 | Jun 9, 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.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wichita, KS | 3 | $4,875.00 | $7,394.76 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 2 | $3,320.00 | $3,320.00 |
| Fort Scott, KS | 1 | $10,885.35 | $10,885.35 |
| Hays, KS | 1 | $4,674.45 | $4,674.45 |
| Lawrence, KS | 1 | $6,622.31 | $6,622.31 |
| Manhattan, KS | 1 | $4,742.50 | $4,742.50 |
| Pittsburg, KS | 1 | $16,967.74 | $16,967.74 |
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
- Georgia$12,206.97
- Hawaii$4,168.50
- Idaho$8,773.00
- Illinois$7,040.00
- Indiana$12,480.00
- Iowa$9,498.30
- 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.