Shock wave lithotripsy cost in North Dakota
In North Dakota, 7 hospitals publish a cash price for shock-wave lithotripsy to break up kidney stones (from outside the body): from $3,337.50 to $9,815.00, with a median of $6,689.60. The lowest price is at Essentia Health Fargo (Fargo). The highest price is 2.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $6,689.60, is 10% below the US median of $7,462.00.
- North Dakota ranks 15th 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 5, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$3,337.50Essentia Health Fargo
Median$6,689.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$9,815.00in North Dakota
Lowest saves$3,352.10vs the median
Hospitals in North Dakota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essentia Health Fargo lowest Fargo · Fargo, ND-MN FRAGMENTING OF KIDNEY STONE | $3,337.50 | $4,450.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI St Alexius Health Bismarck · Bismarck, ND HC LITHOTRIPSY | $5,783.00 | $11,566.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Kenmare Community Hospital one side Kenmare · Minot, ND LITHOTRIPSY-UNILATERAL | $6,689.60 | $8,362.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospitals one side Minot · Minot, ND LITHOTRIPSY-UNILATERAL | $6,689.60 | $8,362.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Grand Forks · Grand Forks, ND-MN HC LITHOTRIPSY | $9,492.82 | $15,562.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Devils Lake Devils Lake · Devils Lake, ND HC LITHOTRIPSY | $9,492.82 | $15,562.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| McKenzie County Healthcare System Watford City · Watford City, ND SURG 50590 LITHOTRIPSY EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE | $9,815.00 | $15,100.00 | May 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.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minot, ND | 2 | $6,689.60 | $6,689.60 |
| Bismarck, ND | 1 | $5,783.00 | $5,783.00 |
| Devils Lake, ND | 1 | $9,492.82 | $9,492.82 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 1 | $3,337.50 | $3,337.50 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $9,492.82 | $9,492.82 |
| Watford City, ND | 1 | $9,815.00 | $9,815.00 |
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 Carolina$4,906.00
- 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.