X-ray of the ankle cost in Missouri

Prices at 51 hospitals in Missouri, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $353 — 28% above the US median ($276), roughly 9.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Citizens Memorial Hospital Bolivar, MO $68 $93 ★ 3/5 185 min 14.6%
St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City, MO $86 $87 ★ 3/5 126 min 14.9%
Cox Barton County Hospital Lamar, MO $86 $140 86 min 14.8%
Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill Kansas City, MO $103 $45 ★ 3/5 191 min 15.7%
University Health Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO $103 $46 ★ 4/5 145 min 14.4%
Cox Medical Center Branson Branson, MO $116 $93 ★ 4/5 209 min 13.7%
Cox Medical Centers Springfield, MO $129 $82 ★ 3/5 223 min 14.2%
The Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO $151 $28
Cox Monett Hospital Monett, MO $156 $56 ★ 3/5 152 min 15.1%
Missouri Baptist Medical Center Saint Louis, MO $166 $180 ★ 5/5 252 min 14.8%
Christian Hospital Northeast Saint Louis, MO $166 $180 ★ 4/5 223 min 14.7%
Progress West Hospital Ofallon, MO $166 $180 ★ 4/5 198 min 13.7%
Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital Sullivan, MO $166 $180 ★ 2/5 171 min 16.5%
Ste Genevieve County Memorial Hospital Sainte Genevieve, MO $167 $100 ★ 4/5 111 min 14.5%
Harrison County Community Hospital Bethany, MO $195 $188 ★ 3/5 109 min 15.5%
Boone Hospital Center Columbia, MO $203 ★ 4/5 176 min 13.6%
Excelsior Springs Hospital Excelsior Springs, MO $203 $122 94 min 15.3%
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO $252 $172 ★ 4/5 85 min 15.1%
Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO $262 $113 ★ 2/5 246 min 15.8%
Wright Memorial Hospital Trenton, MO $274 $365 ★ 4/5 136 min 14.2%
Hedrick Medical Center Chillicothe, MO $274 $342 ★ 4/5 127 min 14.9%
Putnam County Memorial Hospital Unionville, MO $285 $39 118 min 15.1%
Mercy Hospital-Cassville Cassville, MO $289 $355 93 min 15.3%
Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter, MO $300 $132 ★ 2/5 176 min 14.7%
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau, MO $333 $139 ★ 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 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)
$513
Cash / self-pay
$353
Insurer-negotiated
$139
Medicare pays
$37
$116$700
Median cash $353  ·  Medicare $37  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $353 — about 9.5× the Medicare rate ($37). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($74).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $513 list price could save about $160 (31%).

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