Prices at 47 hospitals in Missouri, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,645 — 41% above the US median ($1,167), roughly 5.1× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ste Genevieve County Memorial Hospital | Sainte Genevieve, MO | $257 | $209 | ★ 4/5 | 103 min | — |
| Harrison County Community Hospital | Bethany, MO | $260 | $206 | ★ 3/5 | 109 min | — |
| Citizens Memorial Hospital | Bolivar, MO | $267 | $993 | ★ 3/5 | 186 min | — |
| The Children's Mercy Hospital | Kansas City, MO | $283 | $204 | — | — | — |
| Mercy Hospital Aurora | Aurora, MO | $364 | $470 | — | 129 min | — |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital | Butler, MO | $538 | $134 | ★ 3/5 | 95 min | — |
| St Joseph Medical Center | Kansas City, MO | $926 | $973 | ★ 3/5 | 124 min | — |
| Bothwell Regional Health Center | Sedalia, MO | $1,139 | $993 | ★ 4/5 | 198 min | — |
| Boone Hospital Center | Columbia, MO | $1,217 | — | ★ 4/5 | 175 min | — |
| Progress West Hospital | Ofallon, MO | $1,319 | $1,850 | ★ 4/5 | 203 min | — |
| Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill | Kansas City, MO | $1,418 | $510 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Stoddard | Dexter, MO | $1,490 | $1,559 | ★ 2/5 | 169 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital-Cassville | Cassville, MO | $1,523 | $454 | — | 101 min | — |
| Mercy St Francis Hospital | Mountain View, MO | $1,544 | $498 | — | 120 min | — |
| Wright Memorial Hospital | Trenton, MO | $1,602 | $1,146 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | — |
| Hedrick Medical Center | Chillicothe, MO | $1,602 | $1,365 | ★ 4/5 | 124 min | — |
| University Health Lakewood Medical Center | Kansas City, MO | $1,615 | $470 | ★ 4/5 | 150 min | — |
| Missouri Baptist Medical Center | Saint Louis, MO | $1,645 | $1,920 | ★ 5/5 | 262 min | — |
| Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital | Sullivan, MO | $1,645 | $1,920 | ★ 2/5 | 175 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis | Saint Louis, MO | $1,711 | $847 | ★ 4/5 | 220 min | — |
| Christian Hospital Northeast | Saint Louis, MO | $1,825 | $1,850 | ★ 4/5 | 217 min | — |
| Parkland Health Center | Farmington, MO | $1,841 | $1,521 | ★ 4/5 | 202 min | — |
| Parkland Health Center-Bonne Terre | Bonne Terre, MO | $1,841 | $1,521 | — | — | — |
| Phelps County Regional Medical Center | Rolla, MO | $1,886 | $1,022 | ★ 2/5 | 211 min | — |
| St Louis Childrens Hospital | Saint Louis, MO | $1,963 | $970 | — | — | — |
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 $1,645 — about 5.1× the Medicare rate ($323). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($646).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,741 list price could save about $1,096 (40%).
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