Kidney stone shock-wave (lithotripsy) cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 63 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $5,356 — 15% below the US median ($6,296), roughly 7.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $2,402 $3,692 ★ 3/5 269 min 15.4%
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital East Norriton, PA $2,402 $3,585 ★ 4/5 293 min 15.6%
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $2,429 $7,683 ★ 4/5 195 min 15.5%
Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington, PA $3,343 $3,343 14.5%
Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital Bensalem, PA $3,408 $3,277 14.2%
Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA $3,467 $3,634 ★ 3/5 154 min 15.2%
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA $3,603 $3,784 ★ 2/5 182 min 15.5%
Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia, PA $3,978 $497 ★ 2/5 290 min 15.4%
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Lansdale, PA $4,065 $1,301 ★ 3/5 216 min 15.9%
Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA $4,492 $3,687 ★ 5/5 280 min 14.4%
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center Philadelphia, PA $4,492 $3,687 ★ 4/5 316 min 15.2%
Pennsylvania Hospital Philadelphia, PA $4,850 $3,816 ★ 4/5 272 min 15.8%
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $5,029 $3,349 95 min
Surgical Institute of Reading Wyomissing, PA $5,085 $5,580 16.0%
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA $5,356 $3,617 ★ 3/5 250 min 15.3%
Penn State Health St. Joseph Reading, PA $5,831 $4,087 ★ 3/5 216 min 15.6%
Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA $6,221 $9,331 ★ 2/5 216 min 14.5%
Physicians Care Surgical Hospital Royersford, PA $6,413 $7,367 14.7%
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, PA $6,499 $3,545 ★ 3/5 229 min 15.1%
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA $7,055 $3,927 ★ 4/5 197 min 15.8%
Milton S Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA $7,427 $4,035 ★ 4/5 253 min 15.3%
Mercy Catholic Medical Center-Mercy Fitzgerald Darby, PA $9,332 $265 ★ 2/5 213 min 15.0%
St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA $9,332 $280 ★ 2/5 229 min 16.6%
Doylestown Hospital Doylestown, PA $10,668 $4,361 ★ 4/5 224 min 15.5%
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA $11,892 $2,931 ★ 5/5 145 min 14.6%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated June 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$12,132
Cash / self-pay
$5,356
Insurer-negotiated
$3,485
Medicare pays
$760
$3,160$11,892
Median cash $5,356  ·  Medicare $760  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $5,356 — about 7.0× the Medicare rate ($760). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,520).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $12,132 list price could save about $6,776 (56%).

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