Screening colonoscopy cost in Missouri

Prices at 36 hospitals in Missouri, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $623 — 49% below the US median ($1,223), roughly 1.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Boone Hospital Center Columbia, MO $471 $961 ★ 4/5 176 min 13.6%
Mercy Hospital Perry Perryville, MO $567 ★ 2/5 140 min 15.2%
Fitzgibbon Hospital Marshall, MO $574 $193 ★ 2/5 84 min 15.6%
Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton, MO $589 104 min 14.9%
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO $589 $399 ★ 4/5 85 min 15.1%
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora, MO $602 $422 129 min 15.0%
Mercy Hospital-Cassville Cassville, MO $602 $408 93 min 15.3%
Mercy St Francis Hospital Mountain View, MO $602 $422 109 min 14.7%
Hermann Area District Hospital Hermann, MO $610 $562 86 min 15.3%
Ste Genevieve County Memorial Hospital Sainte Genevieve, MO $623 $489 ★ 4/5 111 min 14.5%
Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler, MO $764 $158 ★ 3/5 93 min 15.0%
St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City, MO $926 $973 ★ 3/5 126 min 14.9%
Nevada Regional Medical Center Nevada, MO $1,026 104 min 14.7%
Bothwell Regional Health Center Sedalia, MO $1,197 $993 ★ 4/5 195 min 14.6%
Harrison County Community Hospital Bethany, MO $1,264 $1,128 ★ 3/5 109 min 15.5%
University of Missouri Health Care Columbia, MO $1,402 $1,535 ★ 3/5 220 min 15.2%
Citizens Memorial Hospital Bolivar, MO $1,641 $993 ★ 3/5 185 min 14.6%
Phelps County Regional Medical Center Rolla, MO $2,259 $1,022 ★ 2/5 212 min 16.2%
Excelsior Springs Hospital Excelsior Springs, MO $2,723 $3,889 94 min 15.3%

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)
$1,169
Cash / self-pay
$623
Insurer-negotiated
$941
Medicare pays
$378
$573$1,764
Median cash $623  ·  Medicare $378  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $623 — about 1.6× the Medicare rate ($378). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($757).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,169 list price could save about $546 (47%).

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