Amylase test cost in Missouri

Prices at 51 hospitals in Missouri, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $70 — 17% above the US median ($60), roughly 10.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Excelsior Springs Hospital Excelsior Springs, MO $17 $10 94 min 15.3%
Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital Maryland Heights, MO $22
Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin, MO $23 $10 ★ 1/5 228 min 15.3%
Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO $23 $9 ★ 4/5 217 min 15.1%
Mercy Hospital Jefferson Crystal City, MO $23 $9 ★ 4/5 199 min 14.9%
Missouri Baptist Medical Center Saint Louis, MO $29 $15 ★ 5/5 252 min 14.8%
Christian Hospital Northeast Saint Louis, MO $29 $24 ★ 4/5 223 min 14.7%
Progress West Hospital Ofallon, MO $29 $32 ★ 4/5 198 min 13.7%
Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital Sullivan, MO $29 $15 ★ 2/5 171 min 16.5%
Mercy Hospital Perry Perryville, MO $35 $9 ★ 2/5 140 min 15.2%
St Louis Childrens Hospital Saint Louis, MO $35 $42
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau, MO $38 $11 ★ 2/5 160 min 15.1%
The Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO $38 $53
Harrison County Community Hospital Bethany, MO $38 $51 ★ 3/5 109 min 15.5%
Cox Medical Center Branson Branson, MO $43 $7 ★ 4/5 209 min 13.7%
Cox Medical Centers Springfield, MO $48 $7 ★ 3/5 223 min 14.2%
Boone Hospital Center Columbia, MO $48 ★ 4/5 176 min 13.6%
Cox Monett Hospital Monett, MO $57 $49 ★ 3/5 152 min 15.1%
Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville, MO $60 $46 ★ 4/5 123 min 14.5%
Cox Barton County Hospital Lamar, MO $60 $58 86 min 14.8%
Bothwell Regional Health Center Sedalia, MO $65 $6 ★ 4/5 195 min 14.6%
Wright Memorial Hospital Trenton, MO $67 $86 ★ 4/5 136 min 14.2%
Hedrick Medical Center Chillicothe, MO $67 $66 ★ 4/5 127 min 14.9%
Shriners Hospitals for Children Saint Louis, MO $67 $8
Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter, MO $73 $11 ★ 2/5 176 min 14.7%

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 July 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)
$126
Cash / self-pay
$70
Insurer-negotiated
$16
Medicare pays
$6
$23$138
Median cash $70  ·  Medicare $6  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $70 — about 10.9× the Medicare rate ($6). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($13).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $126 list price could save about $55 (44%).

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