Shock wave lithotripsy cost in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, 12 hospitals publish a cash price for shock-wave lithotripsy to break up kidney stones (from outside the body): from $2,608.90 to $24,863.00, with a median of $7,531.75. The lowest price is at The Mercy Hospital (Springfield). The highest price is 9.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $7,531.75, is about the same as the US median of $7,462.00.
- Massachusetts ranks 20th of 42 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 12 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 Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$2,608.90The Mercy Hospital
Median$7,531.75half of hospitals charge less
Highest$24,863.00in Massachusetts
Lowest saves$4,922.85vs the median
Hospitals in Massachusetts, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mercy Hospital one side lowest Springfield · Springfield, MA HC Lithotripsy Eswl Lt | $2,608.90 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Emerson Hospital Concord · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH FRAGMENTING OF KIDNEY STONE | $3,497.21 | $4,662.95 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke · Springfield, MA Fragmenting Of Kidney Stone | $3,805.00 | $3,805.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Fragment Kidney Stone/ Eswl | $6,401.50 | $12,803.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - St. Luke's Hospital St. New Bedford · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Fragment Kidney Stone/ Eswl | $6,401.50 | $12,803.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus Wareham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Fragment Kidney Stone/ Eswl | $6,401.50 | $12,803.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC LITHOTRIPSYCH EXTACORP SW | $8,662.00 | $8,662.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital one side Southbridge · Worcester, MA HC Mobile Lithotripsy|RIGHT SIDE | $9,507.14 | $9,507.14 | Apr 3, 2026 source file |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC LITHOTRIPSYCH EXTACORP SW | $9,812.00 | $9,812.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital one side Leominster · Worcester, MA HC Mobile Lithotripsy|LEFT SIDE | $11,881.70 | $11,881.70 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Fragment Kidney Stone/ Eswl | $14,452.40 | $14,452.40 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center one side Worcester · Worcester, MA HC Mobile Lithotripsy|RIGHT SIDE | $24,863.00 | $24,863.00 | Mar 26, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 5 | $3,497.21 | $8,662.00 |
| Worcester, MA | 3 | $9,507.14 | $11,881.70 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 2 | $6,401.50 | $6,401.50 |
| Springfield, MA | 2 | $2,608.90 | $3,206.95 |
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
- Kentucky$6,817.76
- Louisiana$4,011.26
- Maine$2,582.98
- Maryland$4,382.19
- 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.