Emergency department visit (level 3) cost in Kansas City, MO

Prices at 7 hospitals in Kansas City, MO, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $520 — 14% below the US median ($603), roughly 7.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City, MO $272 $280 ★ 3/5 126 min 14.9%
The Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO $479 $138
Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill Kansas City, MO $520 $513 ★ 3/5 191 min 15.7%
University Health Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO $520 $499 ★ 4/5 145 min 14.4%
St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City Kansas City, MO $1,207 $1,192 ★ 5/5 222 min 14.5%
Saint Lukes North Hospital Kansas City, MO $1,273 ★ 5/5 171 min 13.7%
Research Medical Center Kansas City, MO $2,395 $1,528 ★ 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$1,472
Cash / self-pay
$520
Insurer-negotiated
$506
Medicare pays
$69
$396$1,721
Median cash $520  ·  Medicare $69  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $520 — about 7.5× the Medicare rate ($69). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($139).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,472 list price could save about $952 (65%).

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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.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Jay Reich, M.D.Emergency MedicineKansas City, MO87
James Tiehen, M.D.Emergency MedicineKansas City, MO84
Jared Norman, D.O.Emergency MedicineKansas City, MO83
Thomas Millard, M.D.Emergency MedicineKansas City, MO70
Steven Beever, MDEmergency MedicineKansas City, MO67
Kevin Tran, M.D.Emergency MedicineKansas City, MO63
Kevin O'rourke, M.D.Emergency MedicineKansas City, MO53
Carl Davis, MDEmergency MedicineKansas City, MO53
Dennis Chinnock, MDEmergency MedicineKansas City, MO50
Angela Bogle, M.D.Emergency MedicineKansas City, MO50
Allen Davied, MDEmergency MedicineKansas City, MO48
William Featherston, MDEmergency MedicineKansas City, MO48

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