Shock wave lithotripsy cost in Virginia
In Virginia, 19 hospitals publish a cash price for shock-wave lithotripsy to break up kidney stones (from outside the body): from $4,934.60 to $23,786.82, with a median of $8,793.75. The lowest price is at Sovah Health - Martinsville (Martinsville). The highest price is 4.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $8,793.75, is 18% above the US median of $7,427.08.
- Virginia ranks 26th 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$4,934.60Sovah Health - Martinsville
Median$8,793.75half of hospitals charge less
Highest$23,786.82in Virginia
Lowest saves$3,859.15vs the median
Hospitals in Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sovah Health - Martinsville lowest Martinsville · Martinsville, VA Lithotripsy, extracorporeal shock wave | $4,934.60 | $12,336.50 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Smithfield Hospital Smithfield · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Lithotripsy | $5,744.38 | $11,488.75 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Fragmenting of kidney stone | $5,887.50 | $11,775.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Stafford Hospital Stafford · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Fragmenting of kidney stone | $5,887.50 | $11,775.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Fauquier Health Warrenton · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Lithotripsy, extracorporeal shock wave | $8,412.68 | $21,031.71 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital one side Rocky Mt · Roanoke, VA HB ESWL UNILATERAL RT | $8,793.75 | $25,125.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Giles Community Hospital one side Roanoke · Roanoke, VA HB ESWL UNILATERAL RT | $8,793.75 | $25,125.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion New River Valley Medical Center one side Christiansburg · Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA HB ESWL UNILATERAL LT | $8,793.75 | $25,125.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital one side Roanoke · Roanoke, VA HB ESWL UNILATERAL RT | $8,793.75 | $25,125.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital one side Roanoke · Roanoke, VA HB ESWL UNILATERAL RT | $8,793.75 | $25,125.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital one side Lexington · Lexington, VA HB ESWL UNILATERAL RT | $8,793.75 | $25,125.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital one side Tazewell · Bluefield, WV-VA HB ESWL UNILATERAL LT | $8,793.75 | $25,125.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond one side Richmond · Richmond, VA HC Lithotripsy|RIGHT SIDE | $10,404.27 | $17,340.45 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Augusta Health one side Fishersville · Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA Lithotripsy Unilateral | $10,647.50 | $21,295.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Twin County Regional Healthcare Galax · Galax, VA Lithotripsy, extracorporeal shock wave | $11,377.30 | $28,443.26 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center one side Petersburg · Richmond, VA HC Lithotripsy|LEFT SIDE | $11,660.59 | $19,434.32 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC Lithotripsy | $15,576.00 | $25,960.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wythe County Community Hospital Wytheville · Wytheville, VA Lithotripsy, extracorporeal shock wave | $19,018.48 | $47,546.21 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Clinch Valley Health Richlands · Bluefield, WV-VA Lithotripsy, extracorporeal shock wave | $23,786.82 | $59,467.04 | Jul 14, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roanoke, VA | 4 | $8,793.75 | $8,793.75 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 3 | $5,887.50 | $5,887.50 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 2 | $8,793.75 | $16,290.28 |
| Richmond, VA | 2 | $10,404.27 | $11,032.43 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 2 | $5,744.38 | $10,660.19 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 1 | $8,793.75 | $8,793.75 |
| Galax, VA | 1 | $11,377.30 | $11,377.30 |
| Lexington, VA | 1 | $8,793.75 | $8,793.75 |
| Martinsville, VA | 1 | $4,934.60 | $4,934.60 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | 1 | $10,647.50 | $10,647.50 |
| Wytheville, VA | 1 | $19,018.48 | $19,018.48 |
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$9,039.06
- Alaska$10,554.81, 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$6,027.98
- Missouri$9,627.03
- 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$10,843.35
- New York$5,423.00
- North Carolina$4,906.00
- North Dakota$6,689.60
- Ohio$9,976.88
- Oklahoma$9,261.01
- 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$4,784.42
- Texas$7,136.51
- Utah$14,011.22, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$17,048.00, 3 hospitals
- Washington$8,678.45
- West Virginia$8,330.00
- Wisconsin$9,187.21
- Wyoming$2,657.40, 1 hospital
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.