X-ray of the lower leg cost in Missouri

Prices at 54 hospitals in Missouri, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $257 — 4% above the US median ($248), roughly 8.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Citizens Memorial Hospital Bolivar, MO $74 $93 ★ 3/5 185 min 14.6%
Cox Barton County Hospital Lamar, MO $78 $124 86 min 14.8%
St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City, MO $86 $87 ★ 3/5 126 min 14.9%
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 $45 ★ 4/5 145 min 14.4%
Cox Medical Center Branson Branson, MO $104 $93 ★ 4/5 209 min 13.7%
Cox Medical Centers Springfield, MO $115 $87 ★ 3/5 223 min 14.2%
Harrison County Community Hospital Bethany, MO $125 $112 ★ 3/5 109 min 15.5%
The Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO $129 $26
Cox Monett Hospital Monett, MO $139 $56 ★ 3/5 152 min 15.1%
Ste Genevieve County Memorial Hospital Sainte Genevieve, MO $164 $92 ★ 4/5 111 min 14.5%
Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter, MO $176 $132 ★ 2/5 176 min 14.7%
Wright Memorial Hospital Trenton, MO $196 $261 ★ 4/5 136 min 14.2%
Hedrick Medical Center Chillicothe, MO $196 $301 ★ 4/5 127 min 14.9%
Excelsior Springs Hospital Excelsior Springs, MO $199 $119 94 min 15.3%
Missouri Baptist Medical Center Saint Louis, MO $209 $234 ★ 5/5 252 min 14.8%
Christian Hospital Northeast Saint Louis, MO $209 $226 ★ 4/5 223 min 14.7%
Progress West Hospital Ofallon, MO $209 $242 ★ 4/5 198 min 13.7%
Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital Sullivan, MO $209 $234 ★ 2/5 171 min 16.5%
Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin, MO $213 $124 ★ 1/5 228 min 15.3%
Boone Hospital Center Columbia, MO $217 ★ 4/5 176 min 13.6%
Mercy Hospital-Cassville Cassville, MO $226 $298 93 min 15.3%
Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO $233 $109 ★ 4/5 159 min 14.8%
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO $240 $159 ★ 4/5 85 min 15.1%
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora, MO $242 $316 129 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 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)
$417
Cash / self-pay
$257
Insurer-negotiated
$132
Medicare pays
$31
$106$716
Median cash $257  ·  Medicare $31  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $257 — about 8.2× the Medicare rate ($31). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($63).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $417 list price could save about $159 (38%).

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