Coronary artery bypass (CABG) cost in Missouri

Prices at 33 hospitals in Missouri, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $100,386 — 33% above the US median ($75,347), roughly 2.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City, MO $36,533 $42,423 ★ 3/5 126 min 14.9%
Missouri Baptist Medical Center Saint Louis, MO $100,386 $56,039 ★ 5/5 252 min 14.8%
Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital Sullivan, MO $100,386 $56,039 ★ 2/5 171 min 16.5%
Christian Hospital Northeast Saint Louis, MO $132,381 $56,039 ★ 4/5 223 min 14.7%
St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City Kansas City, MO $140,277 $55,626 ★ 5/5 222 min 14.5%

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)
$193,972
Cash / self-pay
$100,386
Insurer-negotiated
$42,960
Medicare pays
$36,593
$62,074$137,118
Median cash $100,386  ·  Medicare $36,593  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $100,386 — about 2.7× the Medicare rate ($36,593). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($73,185).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $193,972 list price could save about $93,587 (48%).

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