X-ray of the hip (1 view) cost in Missouri

Prices at 53 hospitals in Missouri, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $162 — 17% below the US median ($196), roughly 4.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Cox Barton County Hospital Lamar, MO $57 $143 86 min 14.8%
Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO $67 $74 ★ 2/5 246 min 15.8%
Citizens Memorial Hospital Bolivar, MO $71 $93 ★ 3/5 185 min 14.6%
Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill Kansas City, MO $74 $32 ★ 3/5 191 min 15.7%
University Health Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO $74 $32 ★ 4/5 145 min 14.4%
Cox Medical Center Branson Branson, MO $76 $93 ★ 4/5 209 min 13.7%
Cox Medical Centers Springfield, MO $85 $89 ★ 3/5 223 min 14.2%
St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City, MO $86 $87 ★ 3/5 126 min 14.9%
Harrison County Community Hospital Bethany, MO $90 $100 ★ 3/5 109 min 15.5%
Missouri Baptist Medical Center Saint Louis, MO $91 $87 ★ 5/5 252 min 14.8%
Christian Hospital Northeast Saint Louis, MO $91 $89 ★ 4/5 223 min 14.7%
Progress West Hospital Ofallon, MO $91 $88 ★ 4/5 198 min 13.7%
Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital Sullivan, MO $91 $87 ★ 2/5 171 min 16.5%
Mercy Hospital Perry Perryville, MO $101 $104 ★ 2/5 140 min 15.2%
Cox Monett Hospital Monett, MO $103 $162 ★ 3/5 152 min 15.1%
St Louis Childrens Hospital Saint Louis, MO $118 $136
The Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO $125 $237
Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO $137 $82 ★ 4/5 159 min 14.8%
Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital Maryland Heights, MO $144
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO $150 $105 ★ 4/5 85 min 15.1%
Wright Memorial Hospital Trenton, MO $155 $204 ★ 4/5 136 min 14.2%
Hedrick Medical Center Chillicothe, MO $155 $227 ★ 4/5 127 min 14.9%
Parkland Health Center Farmington, MO $157 $164 ★ 4/5 201 min 15.3%
Parkland Health Center-Bonne Terre Bonne Terre, MO $157 $164
Boone Hospital Center Columbia, MO $161 ★ 4/5 176 min 13.6%

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)
$279
Cash / self-pay
$162
Insurer-negotiated
$130
Medicare pays
$34
$74$321
Median cash $162  ·  Medicare $34  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $162 — about 4.8× the Medicare rate ($34). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($67).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $279 list price could save about $117 (42%).

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