Prices at 7 hospitals in Kansas City, MO, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $649 — 6% above the US median ($611), roughly 6.4× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Medical Center | Kansas City, MO | $237 | $238 | ★ 3/5 | 126 min | 14.9% |
| Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill | Kansas City, MO | $293 | $218 | ★ 3/5 | 191 min | 15.7% |
| University Health Lakewood Medical Center | Kansas City, MO | $293 | $230 | ★ 4/5 | 145 min | 14.4% |
| The Children's Mercy Hospital | Kansas City, MO | $649 | $807 | — | — | — |
| Saint Lukes North Hospital | Kansas City, MO | $700 | $691 | ★ 5/5 | 171 min | 13.7% |
| St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | $800 | $792 | ★ 5/5 | 222 min | 14.5% |
| Research Medical Center | Kansas City, MO | $4,913 | $1,813 | ★ 2/5 | 89 min | 15.9% |
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 August 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)
Typical cash price here is $649 — about 6.4× the Medicare rate ($101). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($202).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,334 list price could save about $685 (51%).
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Doctors who perform this in Kansas City
Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.
| Clinician | Specialty | Location | Medicare services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Weisberg, M.D. | Interventional Cardiology | Kansas City, MO | 145 |
| Mark Everley, MD | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Kansas City, MO | 139 |
| David Skolnick, MD | Cardiology | Kansas City, MO | 129 |
| Carlos Rivas-Gotz, MD | Cardiology | Kansas City, MO | 126 |
| Anthony Magalski, MD | Adult Congenital Heart Disease | Kansas City, MO | 113 |
| Kyle Lehenbauer, MD | Cardiology | Kansas City, MO | 106 |
| Valerie Rader, MD | Cardiology | Kansas City, MO | 85 |
| Matthew Deedy, MD | Cardiology | Kansas City, MO | 76 |
| Michael Main, MD | Cardiology | Kansas City, MO | 76 |
| Kiranmayi Chilappa, MD | Cardiology | Kansas City, MO | 72 |
| Susan Mayer, MD | Cardiology | Kansas City, MO | 55 |
| Mohammed Saghir, MD | Cardiology | Kansas City, MO | 54 |
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