Basic metabolic panel cost in Missouri

Prices at 48 hospitals in Missouri, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $110 — 18% above the US median ($93), roughly 13.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO $19 $11 ★ 4/5 220 min
Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO $19 $11 ★ 2/5 254 min
Missouri Baptist Medical Center Saint Louis, MO $20 $20 ★ 5/5 262 min
Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital Sullivan, MO $20 $20 ★ 2/5 175 min
Mercy Hospital Perry Perryville, MO $35 $12 ★ 2/5 135 min
Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill Kansas City, MO $42 $11 ★ 3/5 224 min
University Health Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO $42 $12 ★ 4/5 150 min
The Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO $48 $64
Cox Medical Center Branson Branson, MO $50 $9 ★ 4/5 218 min
Cox Medical Centers Springfield, MO $56 $48 ★ 3/5 219 min
Excelsior Springs Hospital Excelsior Springs, MO $61 $36 99 min
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO $62 $41 ★ 4/5 92 min
St Louis Childrens Hospital Saint Louis, MO $67 $75
Cox Monett Hospital Monett, MO $68 $103 ★ 3/5 151 min
Cox Barton County Hospital Lamar, MO $71 $76 91 min
Harrison County Community Hospital Bethany, MO $81 $100 ★ 3/5 109 min
Boone Hospital Center Columbia, MO $83 ★ 4/5 175 min
Ste Genevieve County Memorial Hospital Sainte Genevieve, MO $88 $58 ★ 4/5 103 min
Shriners Hospitals for Children Saint Louis, MO $88 $10
Hannibal Regional Hospital Hannibal, MO $96 $125 ★ 2/5 145 min
Wright Memorial Hospital Trenton, MO $107 $132 ★ 4/5 136 min
Hedrick Medical Center Chillicothe, MO $107 $57 ★ 4/5 124 min
Putnam County Memorial Hospital Unionville, MO $110 $11 118 min
Parkland Health Center Farmington, MO $111 $123 ★ 4/5 202 min
Parkland Health Center-Bonne Terre Bonne Terre, MO $111 $123

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)
$185
Cash / self-pay
$110
Insurer-negotiated
$36
Medicare pays
$8
$29$197
Median cash $110  ·  Medicare $8  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $110 — about 13.0× the Medicare rate ($8). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($17).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $185 list price could save about $75 (41%).

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