Shock wave lithotripsy cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 23 hospitals publish a cash price for shock-wave lithotripsy to break up kidney stones (from outside the body): from $3,467.00 to $37,029.00, with a median of $6,655.20. The lowest price is at Lower Bucks Hospital (Bristol). The highest price is 10.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $6,655.20, is 11% below the US median of $7,462.00.
- Pennsylvania ranks 14th 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$3,467.00Lower Bucks Hospital
Median$6,655.20half of hospitals charge less
Highest$37,029.00in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$3,188.20vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Bucks Hospital lowest Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Fragment Kidney Stone/ Eswl | $3,467.00 | $17,420.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA FRAGMENTING OF KIDNEY STONE | $3,592.56 | $14,969.00 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Fragment Kidney Stone/ Eswl | $3,603.00 | $17,420.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Kane Kane · Bradford, PA FRAGMENT OF KIDNEY STONE | $5,029.20 | $8,382.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 50590 FRAGMENTING OF KIDNEY STONE Tech | $5,355.66 | $22,418.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA 50590 Lithotripsy Ex-Corp Schock Wave | $5,830.92 | $22,418.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital one side Darby · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Lithotripsy Eswl Rt | $6,221.15 | $9,571.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital one side Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Lithotripsy Eswl Rt | $6,221.15 | $9,571.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center one side Langhorne · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Lithotripsy Eswl Lt | $6,221.15 | $9,571.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale · Honesdale, PA OR FRAGMENTING OF KIDNEY STONE | $6,245.40 | $8,922.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 50590 FRAGMENTING OF KIDNEY STONE Tech | $6,498.98 | $22,418.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Lithotripsy | $6,655.20 | $16,638.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Lithotripsy | $6,655.20 | $16,638.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Lithotripsy | $6,655.20 | $16,638.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Lithotripsy | $6,655.20 | $16,638.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 50590 FRAGMENTING OF KIDNEY STONE Tech | $7,054.94 | $22,418.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 50590 Lithotripsy Ex-Corp Schock Wave | $7,427.08 | $22,418.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Hospital one side Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA LITHOTRIPSY - UNILATERAL | $8,163.60 | $13,606.00 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital one side Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA UNILATERAL LITHOTRIPSY | $8,163.60 | $13,606.00 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA LITHOTRIPSY | $9,055.80 | $15,093.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg · Pittsburgh, PA HC LITHOTRIPSY | $9,684.48 | $12,416.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown · Johnstown, PA Lithotripsy, extracorporeal shock wave | $11,891.91 | $29,729.77 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Shock wave crushing of kidney stones | $37,029.00 | — | Jan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 9 | $3,467.00 | $6,221.15 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 4 | $8,163.60 | $8,609.70 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 3 | $5,355.66 | $7,054.94 |
| Bradford, PA | 1 | $5,029.20 | $5,029.20 |
| Honesdale, PA | 1 | $6,245.40 | $6,245.40 |
| Johnstown, PA | 1 | $11,891.91 | $11,891.91 |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $6,498.98 | $6,498.98 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $5,830.92 | $5,830.92 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 1 | $3,592.56 | $3,592.56 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 1 | $37,029.00 | $37,029.00 |
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
- North Dakota$6,689.60
- Ohio$9,976.88
- Oklahoma$9,659.22
- Oregon$8,535.00, 4 hospitals
- 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.