How much does kidney stone treatment (shock wave) cost in Washington, DC?
Prices below come from each hospital's federally required price file. Most recent hospital file date: April 2, 2026. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 16, 2026. CPT 50590.
Median commercial rates on file run from $4,047 (Howard University Hospital Corp) to $10,453 (Inova Fairfax Hospital) — 2.6× apart for the same procedure in the same metro. That spread is why this page exists.
Facility rates by hospital
| Hospital | Cash / self-pay | Commercial | Medicare | Medicaid | Source & file date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross Hospital-Silver SpringSilver Spring, MD | $5,912 | — | $4,310median of 1 plan | — | hospital fileMarch 31, 2026 |
| Children's National HospitalWashington, DC · pediatric | $1,368 | $930median of 9 plans | — | $544median of 11 plans | hospital fileApril 2, 2026 |
| Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health SystemArlington, VA | — | $5,054median of 6 plans | $3,473median of 5 plans | — | hospital fileDecember 16, 2025 |
| Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church, VA | — | $10,453median of 10 plans | $4,441median of 6 plans | $5,480median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Lowest Howard University Hospital CorpWashington, DC | — | $4,047median of 5 plans | — | — | hospital fileDecember 31, 2025 |
| Sibley Memorial HospitalWashington, DC | — | $8,011median of 4 plans | $4,331median of 3 plans | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
Commercial / Medicare / Medicaid figures are the median of that hospital's listed plan rates in the class. Click a hospital for its full per-plan ledger.
Common questions
How much does kidney stone treatment (shock wave) cost without insurance in Washington, DC?
Based on hospital-published price files, discounted cash (self-pay) facility rates for Kidney stone treatment (shock wave) in Washington, DC range from $5,912 at Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring to $5,912 at Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring (1 hospitals listing a cash rate). Facility rates only — physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology bill separately.
Which hospital in Washington, DC lists the lowest price for kidney stone treatment (shock wave)?
Comparing each hospital's median commercial-insurance rate in its price file, Howard University Hospital Corp lists the lowest ($4,047, median of 5 plan rates) and Inova Fairfax Hospital the highest ($10,453, median of 10 plan rates). What you actually pay depends on your plan's network, deductible, and coinsurance.
Where do these prices come from?
Every price on this page comes directly from the machine-readable file (MRF) each hospital is federally required to publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). We show each hospital's file date and link to the source. These are price disclosures, not quotes.