Emergency department visit cost in Missouri

Prices at 54 hospitals in Missouri, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $678 — 17% above the US median ($579), roughly 9.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Cox Medical Center Branson Branson, MO $128 $291 ★ 4/5 209 min 13.7%
Cox Monett Hospital Monett, MO $137 $269 ★ 3/5 152 min 15.1%
Cox Barton County Hospital Lamar, MO $143 $1,853 86 min 14.8%
Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton, MO $195 104 min 14.9%
Ste Genevieve County Memorial Hospital Sainte Genevieve, MO $199 $223 ★ 4/5 111 min 14.5%
The Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO $201 $253
Mercy Hospital Perry Perryville, MO $222 $505 ★ 2/5 140 min 15.2%
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO $235 $258 ★ 4/5 85 min 15.1%
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora, MO $248 $253 129 min 15.0%
Mercy Hospital-Cassville Cassville, MO $248 $266 93 min 15.3%
Mercy St Francis Hospital Mountain View, MO $248 $283 109 min 14.7%
Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO $248 $262 ★ 4/5 159 min 14.8%
Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO $250 $273 ★ 4/5 217 min 15.1%
Harrison County Community Hospital Bethany, MO $260 $190 ★ 3/5 109 min 15.5%
Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter, MO $268 $363 ★ 2/5 176 min 14.7%
St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City, MO $272 $284 ★ 3/5 126 min 14.9%
Wright Memorial Hospital Trenton, MO $311 $386 ★ 4/5 136 min 14.2%
Hedrick Medical Center Chillicothe, MO $311 $298 ★ 4/5 127 min 14.9%
Putnam County Memorial Hospital Unionville, MO $356 $96 118 min 15.1%
Citizens Memorial Hospital Bolivar, MO $376 $306 ★ 3/5 185 min 14.6%
Boone Hospital Center Columbia, MO $395 ★ 4/5 176 min 13.6%
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO $420 $251 146 min 14.2%
Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill Kansas City, MO $520 $409 ★ 3/5 191 min 15.7%
University Health Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO $520 $401 ★ 4/5 145 min 14.4%
Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler, MO $636 $418 ★ 3/5 93 min 15.0%

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)
$1,201
Cash / self-pay
$678
Insurer-negotiated
$460
Medicare pays
$69
$203$1,604
Median cash $678  ·  Medicare $69  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $678 — about 9.8× 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 $1,201 list price could save about $523 (44%).

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