Shock wave lithotripsy cost in North Carolina
In North Carolina, 39 hospitals publish a cash price for shock-wave lithotripsy to break up kidney stones (from outside the body): from $2,641.00 to $27,206.00, with a median of $4,906.00. The lowest price is at Atrium Health Anson (Wadesboro) and 9 other hospitals. The highest price is 10.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,906.00, is 34% below the US median of $7,462.00.
- North Carolina ranks 9th of 42 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 39 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$2,641.00Atrium Health Anson + 9 more
Median$4,906.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$27,206.00in North Carolina
Lowest saves$2,265.00vs the median
Hospitals in North Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atrium Health Anson lowest Wadesboro · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC LITHOTRIPSY INITIAL-GOV PAYORS | $2,641.00 | $5,282.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Cleveland lowest Shelby · Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC HC LITHOTRIPSY INITIAL-GOV PAYORS | $2,641.00 | $5,282.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln lowest Lincolnton · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC LITHOTRIPSY | $2,641.00 | $5,282.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC LITHOTRIPSY INITIAL-GOV PAYORS | $2,641.00 | $5,282.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville lowest Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC LITHOTRIPSY | $2,641.00 | $5,282.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Union lowest Monroe · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC LITHOTRIPSY | $2,641.00 | $5,282.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health University City lowest Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC LITHOTRIPSY INITIAL-GOV PAYORS | $2,641.00 | $5,282.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC LITHOTRIPSY INITIAL-GOV PAYORS | $2,641.00 | $5,282.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast lowest Concord · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC LITHOTRIPSY INITIAL-GOV PAYORS | $2,641.00 | $5,282.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center lowest Albermarle · Albemarle, NC HC LITHOTRIPSY | $2,641.00 | $5,282.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Beaufort Hospital Washington · Washington, NC Lithotripsy Machine Charge | $3,376.63 | $6,371.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Medical Center Greenville · Greenville, NC Lithotripsy Machine Charge | $3,376.63 | $6,371.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Carolina Health Ahoskie · Ahoskie, NC Lithotripsy Machine Charge | $3,483.20 | $6,220.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| High Point Regional Health High Point · Greensboro-High Point, NC HC LITHOTRIPSY | $3,638.00 | $7,276.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Randolph Health Asheboro · Asheboro, NC LITHOTRIPSY EXTRACORPOREAL SH | $4,031.40 | $20,157.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem · Winston-Salem, NC HC LITHOTRIPSY | $4,410.50 | $8,821.00 | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| ECU Health Chowan Hospital Edenton · Edenton, NC Lithotripsy Machine Charge | $4,422.32 | $7,897.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Bermuda Run · Winston-Salem, NC HC LITHOTRIPSY | $4,653.50 | $9,307.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Duke Regional Hospital Durham · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Lithotripsy | $4,669.92 | $17,296.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Medical Center Lexington · Winston-Salem, NC HC LITHOTRIPSY | $4,906.00 | $9,812.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center North Wilkesboro · North Wilkesboro, NC HC LITHOTRIPSY | $5,458.00 | $10,916.00 | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Elkin · Mount Airy, NC HC LITHOTRIPSY | $5,676.50 | $11,353.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Betsy Johnson Hospital Dunn · Anderson Creek, NC FRAGMENTING OF KIDNEY STONE | $5,992.80 | $9,988.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Bladen County Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NC FRAGMENTING OF KIDNEY STONE | $5,992.80 | $9,988.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Hoke Hospital Raeford · Fayetteville, NC FRAGMENTING OF KIDNEY STONE | $5,992.80 | $9,988.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC FRAGMENTING OF KIDNEY STONE | $5,992.80 | $9,988.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC SHOCK WAVE CRUSHING OF KIDNEY STONES | $5,992.80 | $9,988.00 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health North Hospital Roanoke Rapids · Roanoke Rapids, NC Lithotripsy Machine Charge | $6,143.20 | $10,970.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Lithotripsy | $9,589.05 | $35,515.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Scotland Memorial Hospital and Edwin Morgan Center Laurinburg · Laurinburg, NC HC LITHOTRIPSY | $11,927.50 | $23,855.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Wilson Medical Center Wilson · Wilson, NC Lithotripsy, extracorporeal shock wave | $13,452.40 | $33,631.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Frye Regional Medical Center Hickory · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC FRAGMENTING OF KIDNEY STONE | $14,347.62 | $35,869.06 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center Rutherfordton · Forest City, NC Lithotripsy, extracorporeal shock wave | $14,359.50 | $35,898.75 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Polk Columbus · Columbus, NC HC FRAGMENT KIDNEY STONE/ ESWL | $15,407.37 | $15,407.37 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Harris Regional Hospital Sylva · Sylva, NC Lithotripsy, extracorporeal shock wave | $17,553.74 | $43,884.34 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Hendersonville Hendersonville · Asheville, NC HC FRAGMENT KIDNEY STONE/ ESWL | $21,312.00 | $21,312.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG LITHOTRIPSY | $27,206.00 | $27,206.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG LITHOTRIPSY | $27,206.00 | $27,206.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG LITHOTRIPSY | $27,206.00 | $27,206.00 | May 11, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 12 | $2,641.00 | $2,641.00 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 3 | $5,992.80 | $5,992.80 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 3 | $4,410.50 | $4,653.50 |
| Ahoskie, NC | 1 | $3,483.20 | $3,483.20 |
| Asheboro, NC | 1 | $4,031.40 | $4,031.40 |
| Albemarle, NC | 1 | $2,641.00 | $2,641.00 |
| Anderson Creek, NC | 1 | $5,992.80 | $5,992.80 |
| Asheville, NC | 1 | $21,312.00 | $21,312.00 |
| Columbus, NC | 1 | $15,407.37 | $15,407.37 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 1 | $4,669.92 | $4,669.92 |
| Edenton, NC | 1 | $4,422.32 | $4,422.32 |
| Elizabethtown, NC | 1 | $5,992.80 | $5,992.80 |
| Forest City, NC | 1 | $14,359.50 | $14,359.50 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 1 | $3,638.00 | $3,638.00 |
| Greenville, NC | 1 | $3,376.63 | $3,376.63 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $14,347.62 | $14,347.62 |
| Laurinburg, NC | 1 | $11,927.50 | $11,927.50 |
| Mount Airy, NC | 1 | $5,676.50 | $5,676.50 |
| North Wilkesboro, NC | 1 | $5,458.00 | $5,458.00 |
| Roanoke Rapids, NC | 1 | $6,143.20 | $6,143.20 |
| Sylva, NC | 1 | $17,553.74 | $17,553.74 |
| Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 1 | $2,641.00 | $2,641.00 |
| Washington, NC | 1 | $3,376.63 | $3,376.63 |
| Wilson, NC | 1 | $13,452.40 | $13,452.40 |
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
- 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 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.