Shock wave lithotripsy cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 24 hospitals publish a cash price for shock-wave lithotripsy to break up kidney stones (from outside the body): from $2,641.36 to $12,992.78, with a median of $5,246.15. The lowest price is at Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp (Memphis) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 4.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $5,246.15, is 30% below the US median of $7,462.00.
- Tennessee ranks 10th 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 Oct 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$2,641.36Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp + 2 more
Median$5,246.15half of hospitals charge less
Highest$12,992.78in Tennessee
Lowest saves$2,604.79vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp lowest Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Lithotripsy Xtrcorp Shock Wave | $2,641.36 | $12,006.18 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital lowest Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Lithotripsy Xtrcorp Shock Wave | $2,641.36 | $12,006.18 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital lowest Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Lithotripsy Xtrcorp Shock Wave | $2,641.36 | $12,006.18 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Lithotripsy Xtrcorp Shock Wave | $2,642.51 | $12,011.43 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg · Lawrenceburg, TN Lithotripsy, extracorporeal shock wave | $2,728.10 | $10,956.23 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Lithotripsy, extracorporeal shock wave | $3,990.31 | $17,125.80 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Maury Regional Hospital Columbia · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Lithotripsy Extracorporeal Shock Wave | $4,100.00 | $10,000.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Wayne Medical Center Waynesboro · Waynesboro, TN Lithotripsy Extracorporeal Shock Wave | $4,100.00 | $10,000.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN FRAGMENTING OF KIDNEY STONE | $4,407.29 | — | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HC LITHOTRIPSY EXTRACO SHOCK WAVE | $4,784.42 | $16,498.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC LITHOTRIPSY EXTRACO SHOCK WAVE | $4,784.42 | $16,498.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC LITHOTRIPSY EXTRACO SHOCK WAVE | $4,784.42 | $16,498.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY FRAGMENTING OF KIDNEY STONE | $5,707.88 | $29,422.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Hixson Hixson · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC LITHOTRIPSY MOBILE | $5,916.75 | $19,989.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital one side Smithville · Smithville, TN LITHOTRIPSY (ESWL) LT | $6,590.39 | $21,967.95 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital one side Sparta · Cookeville, TN LITHOTRIPSY (ESWL) LT | $6,590.39 | $21,967.95 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital one side McMinnville · McMinnville, TN LITHOTRIPSY (ESWL) RT | $6,590.39 | $21,967.95 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital one side Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN LITHOTRIPSY (ESWL) RT | $6,590.39 | $21,967.95 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital one side Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN LITHOTRIPSY (ESWL) RT | $6,590.42 | $21,968.05 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 50590 Lithotripsy, extracorporeal shock wave | $8,269.20 | $13,782.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care System Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC LITHOTRIPSY MOBILE | $8,455.35 | $19,989.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Lafollette Medical Center Lafollette · Knoxville, TN FRAGMENTING OF KIDNEY STONE | $11,570.17 | $42,852.47 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Starr Regional Medical Center - Athens Athens · Athens, TN Lithotripsy, extracorporeal shock wave | $11,697.64 | $59,681.84 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Winchester Winchester · Winchester, TN Lithotripsy, extracorporeal shock wave | $12,992.78 | $52,602.33 | Jul 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.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 7 | $3,990.31 | $4,784.42 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 4 | $2,641.36 | $2,641.36 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 2 | $5,916.75 | $7,186.05 |
| Athens, TN | 1 | $11,697.64 | $11,697.64 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $5,707.88 | $5,707.88 |
| Cookeville, TN | 1 | $6,590.39 | $6,590.39 |
| Knoxville, TN | 1 | $11,570.17 | $11,570.17 |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | 1 | $2,728.10 | $2,728.10 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $6,590.39 | $6,590.39 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $6,590.39 | $6,590.39 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $4,784.42 | $4,784.42 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $4,784.42 | $4,784.42 |
| Waynesboro, TN | 1 | $4,100.00 | $4,100.00 |
| Winchester, TN | 1 | $12,992.78 | $12,992.78 |
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
- 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
- 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.