Kidney stone shock-wave (lithotripsy) cost in Texas

Prices at 140 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $9,217 — 42% above the US median ($6,510), roughly 12.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Titus Regional Medical Center Mount Pleasant, TX $1,489 $690 ★ 3/5 198 min
Burleson St Joseph Health Center Caldwell, TX $2,561 $4,830 80 min
Madison St Joseph Health Center Madisonville, TX $2,561 $4,981 108 min
Grimes St Joseph Health Center Navasota, TX $2,561 $5,686 92 min
UT of Texas Southwestern University Hospital-William P. Clements Jr. Dallas, TX $2,732 $1,485 ★ 4/5 300 min
Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company Llc Harlingen, TX $3,523 $3,524 ★ 2/5 145 min
Mission Regional Medical Center Mission, TX $3,523 $3,717 ★ 4/5 152 min
Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $3,523 $3,577 ★ 3/5 137 min
Dallas Regional Medical Center Mesquite, TX $3,523 $3,717 ★ 3/5 166 min
Harlingen Medical Center Harlingen, TX $3,523 $3,524 ★ 4/5 156 min
Pampa Regional Medical Center Pampa, TX $4,101 $2,075 110 min
Huntsville Memorial Hospital Huntsville, TX $4,385 $4,982 ★ 2/5 194 min
Lubbock Heart Hospital Lp Lubbock, TX $4,844 $3,524 ★ 2/5 159 min
North Central Surgical Center Llp Dallas, TX $5,415 $8,427 108 min
Bellville Medical Center Bellville, TX $5,668 $9,607 104 min
Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital Austin, TX $6,812 $3,788
Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital Kingwood Kingwood, TX $6,827 $9,303
Baylor Medical Center at Trophy Club Trophy Club, TX $6,941 $8,239 87 min
Guadalupe Regional Medical Center Seguin, TX $7,061 $3,322 ★ 2/5 194 min
St Luke's Patients Medical Center Pasadena, TX $7,212 $5,182 ★ 3/5 146 min
CHI St Luke's Health Brazosport Lake Jackson, TX $7,303 $3,558 ★ 4/5 152 min
Memorial Hermann Houston Physicians Hospital Webster, TX $7,303 $9,823 170 min
Tops Surgical Specialty Hospital Houston, TX $7,576 $8,467
Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center Sherman, TX $7,916 $3,322 ★ 2/5 156 min
Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital at Sherma Sherman, TX $8,100 $8,059 ★ 3/5 128 min

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 September 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)
$19,943
Cash / self-pay
$9,217
Insurer-negotiated
$4,467
Medicare pays
$760
$2,681$18,406
Median cash $9,217  ·  Medicare $760  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $9,217 — about 12.1× 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 $19,943 list price could save about $10,726 (54%).

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