Prices at 49 hospitals in Missouri, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $160 — 9% below the US median ($175), roughly 1.4× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill | Kansas City, MO | $37 | $71 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| University Health Lakewood Medical Center | Kansas City, MO | $37 | $71 | ★ 4/5 | 150 min | — |
| Wright Memorial Hospital | Trenton, MO | $46 | $60 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | — |
| Cox Medical Center Branson | Branson, MO | $54 | $109 | ★ 4/5 | 218 min | — |
| Hedrick Medical Center | Chillicothe, MO | $54 | $72 | ★ 4/5 | 124 min | — |
| Cox Barton County Hospital | Lamar, MO | $70 | — | — | 91 min | — |
| Cox Medical Centers | Springfield, MO | $76 | $85 | ★ 3/5 | 219 min | — |
| Cass Regional Medical Center | Harrisonville, MO | $79 | $79 | ★ 4/5 | 131 min | — |
| Cox Monett Hospital | Monett, MO | $92 | $99 | ★ 3/5 | 151 min | — |
| Ste Genevieve County Memorial Hospital | Sainte Genevieve, MO | $103 | $159 | ★ 4/5 | 103 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage | Carthage, MO | $104 | $113 | ★ 4/5 | 92 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield | Springfield, MO | $111 | $94 | ★ 3/5 | 299 min | — |
| Harrison County Community Hospital | Bethany, MO | $114 | $105 | ★ 3/5 | 109 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Perry | Perryville, MO | $114 | — | ★ 2/5 | 135 min | — |
| The Children's Mercy Hospital | Kansas City, MO | $116 | $132 | — | — | — |
| Missouri Baptist Medical Center | Saint Louis, MO | $120 | $72 | ★ 5/5 | 262 min | — |
| Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital | Sullivan, MO | $120 | $72 | ★ 2/5 | 175 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Aurora | Aurora, MO | $122 | $188 | — | 129 min | — |
| Putnam County Memorial Hospital | Unionville, MO | $139 | $88 | — | 118 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Lebanon | Lebanon, MO | $143 | $162 | ★ 4/5 | 151 min | — |
| Citizens Memorial Hospital | Bolivar, MO | $145 | $82 | ★ 3/5 | 186 min | — |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital | Carrollton, MO | $156 | — | — | 98 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln | Troy, MO | $158 | $115 | — | 150 min | — |
| Boone Hospital Center | Columbia, MO | $160 | — | ★ 4/5 | 175 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital-Cassville | Cassville, MO | $161 | $179 | — | 101 min | — |
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 October 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)
Typical cash price here is $160 — about 1.4× the Medicare rate ($115). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($231).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $251 list price could save about $91 (36%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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