Kidney stone shock-wave (lithotripsy) cost in Missouri

Prices at 23 hospitals in Missouri, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $6,374 — about the US median ($6,296), roughly 8.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Citizens Memorial Hospital Bolivar, MO $1,272 $3,763 ★ 3/5 185 min 14.6%
St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City, MO $3,513 $3,689 ★ 3/5 126 min 14.9%
Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO $5,032 $3,531 ★ 2/5 246 min 15.8%
Boone Hospital Center Columbia, MO $5,189 ★ 4/5 176 min 13.6%
Phelps County Regional Medical Center Rolla, MO $6,374 $3,876 ★ 2/5 212 min 16.2%
Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO $8,810 $4,851 ★ 4/5 159 min 14.8%
Mercy Hospital Jefferson Crystal City, MO $9,891 $4,895 ★ 4/5 199 min 14.9%
Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO $10,492 $5,108 ★ 4/5 217 min 15.1%
Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield, MO $11,141 $3,065 ★ 3/5 293 min 14.3%
Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin, MO $11,822 $3,072 ★ 1/5 228 min 15.3%
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau, MO $28,627 $3,301 ★ 2/5 160 min 15.1%

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)
$11,330
Cash / self-pay
$6,374
Insurer-negotiated
$3,763
Medicare pays
$760
$940$11,686
Median cash $6,374  ·  Medicare $760  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $6,374 — about 8.4× the Medicare rate ($760). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,520).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $11,330 list price could save about $4,956 (44%).

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