Shock wave lithotripsy cost in West Virginia
In West Virginia, 11 hospitals publish a cash price for shock-wave lithotripsy to break up kidney stones (from outside the body): from $1,158.75 to $35,781.28, with a median of $8,330.00. The lowest price is at Montgomery General Hospital (Montgomery). The highest price is 30.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $8,330.00, is 12% above the US median of $7,462.00.
- West Virginia ranks 23rd of 42 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 11 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 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,158.75Montgomery General Hospital
Median$8,330.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$35,781.28in West Virginia
Lowest saves$7,171.25vs the median
Hospitals in West Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery General Hospital lowest Montgomery · Beckley, WV LITHOTRIPSY - ESWL | $1,158.75 | $1,545.00 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Boone Memorial Hospital Madison · Charleston, WV ESWL | $4,708.00 | $9,416.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital one side Parkersburg · Parkersburg-Vienna, WV SHOCK WAVE CRUSHING OF KIDNEY STONES | $5,056.50 | $10,113.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital one side Glen Dale · Wheeling, WV-OH SHOCK WAVE CRUSHING OF KIDNEY STONES | $6,599.50 | $13,199.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Berkeley Medical Center one side Martinsburg · Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV SHOCK WAVE CRUSHING OF KIDNEY STONES | $7,445.50 | $14,891.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Thomas Memorial Hospital South Charleston · Charleston, WV SHOCK WAVE CRUSHING OF KIDNEY STONES | $8,330.00 | $16,660.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Wheeling Hospital one side Wheeling · Wheeling, WV-OH SHOCK WAVE CRUSHING OF KIDNEY STONES | $9,167.00 | $18,334.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Weirton Medical Center one side Weirton · Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH SHOCK WAVE CRUSHING OF KIDNEY STONES | $9,266.50 | $18,533.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| West Virginia University Hospitals one side Morgantown · Morgantown, WV SHOCK WAVE CRUSHING OF KIDNEY STONES | $9,702.50 | $19,405.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Raleigh General Hospital Beckley · Beckley, WV Lithotripsy, extracorporeal shock wave | $12,672.80 | $31,682.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital one side Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH FRAGMENTING OF KIDNEY STONE; UNILATERAL | $35,781.28 | $35,781.28 | 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beckley, WV | 2 | $1,158.75 | $6,915.78 |
| Charleston, WV | 2 | $4,708.00 | $6,519.00 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 2 | $6,599.50 | $7,883.25 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $7,445.50 | $7,445.50 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $35,781.28 | $35,781.28 |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $9,702.50 | $9,702.50 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $5,056.50 | $5,056.50 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 1 | $9,266.50 | $9,266.50 |
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
- 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
- Wisconsin$9,187.21
- Wyoming$2,657.40, 1 hospital
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.