Shock wave lithotripsy cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 20 hospitals publish a cash price for shock-wave lithotripsy to break up kidney stones (from outside the body): from $551.67 to $43,732.20, with a median of $6,817.76. The lowest price is at Continuing Care Hospital (Lexington). The highest price is 79.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $6,817.76, is 9% below the US median of $7,462.00.
- Kentucky ranks 16th of 42 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 20 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$551.67Continuing Care Hospital
Median$6,817.76half of hospitals charge less
Highest$43,732.20in Kentucky
Lowest saves$6,266.09vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Continuing Care Hospital lowest Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HOLMIUM | $551.67 | $1,244.16 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Shock wave crushing of kidney stones | $1,309.48 | $1,723.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Norton Audubon Hospital one side Louisville · Louisville, KY HB LITHO RENAL ESWL LT | $4,076.80 | $20,384.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital one side Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB LITHO RENAL ESWL RT | $4,076.80 | $20,384.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB LITHO RENAL ESWL BIL | $4,076.80 | $20,384.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital one side Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB LITHO RENAL ESWL LT | $4,076.80 | $20,384.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital one side Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB LITHO RENAL ESWL RT | $4,076.80 | $20,384.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital one side Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB LITHO RENAL ESWL LT | $4,076.80 | $20,384.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Lithotripsy, extracorporeal shock wave | $6,407.06 | $16,017.66 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC Lithotripsy | $6,470.38 | $17,131.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center one side Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG LITHOTRIPSY RIGHT | $7,165.14 | $17,912.84 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Lithotripsy, extracorporeal shock wave | $11,090.58 | $27,726.44 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Shock wave crushing of kidney stones | $11,215.50 | $14,954.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Lithotripsy, extracorporeal shock wave | $13,585.42 | $33,963.56 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB LITHOTRIPSY, EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE | $13,849.01 | $13,849.01 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC FRAGMENT KIDNEY STONE/ ESWL | $16,177.74 | $16,177.74 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Lithotripsy, extracorporeal shock wave | $17,437.96 | $43,594.91 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Shock wave crushing of kidney stones | $26,719.88 | $44,533.14 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, KY Shock wave crushing of kidney stones | $34,521.04 | $57,535.07 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Lithotripsy | $43,732.20 | $72,887.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 5 | $4,076.80 | $4,076.80 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 3 | $551.67 | $11,090.58 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $7,165.14 | $16,942.51 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $13,849.01 | $13,849.01 |
| Corbin, KY | 1 | $16,177.74 | $16,177.74 |
| Jackson, KY | 1 | $34,521.04 | $34,521.04 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $6,407.06 | $6,407.06 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $4,076.80 | $4,076.80 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $11,215.50 | $11,215.50 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $13,585.42 | $13,585.42 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $6,470.38 | $6,470.38 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 1 | $43,732.20 | $43,732.20 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 1 | $1,309.48 | $1,309.48 |
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
- Kansas$5,748.66
- 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.