Washington, DC · hospital rates, itemized

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

HospitalCash / self-payCommercialMedicareMedicaidSource & 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.

What these numbers are — and aren't. These are facility rates hospitals publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). They are price information, not a quote or guarantee. Physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology services usually bill separately. Your actual cost depends on your insurance plan, deductible, and how the visit is coded. How we read hospital price files →

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.