Prices at 44 hospitals in Missouri, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $697 — 20% below the US median ($869), roughly 4.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Barton County Hospital | Lamar, MO | $175 | $1,385 | — | 91 min | — |
| Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill | Kansas City, MO | $213 | $241 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| University Health Lakewood Medical Center | Kansas City, MO | $213 | $241 | ★ 4/5 | 150 min | — |
| Cox Medical Center Branson | Branson, MO | $374 | $433 | ★ 4/5 | 218 min | — |
| Harrison County Community Hospital | Bethany, MO | $377 | $199 | ★ 3/5 | 109 min | — |
| St Joseph Medical Center | Kansas City, MO | $398 | $398 | ★ 3/5 | 124 min | — |
| Cox Monett Hospital | Monett, MO | $406 | $710 | ★ 3/5 | 151 min | — |
| Cox Medical Centers | Springfield, MO | $415 | $418 | ★ 3/5 | 219 min | — |
| Ste Genevieve County Memorial Hospital | Sainte Genevieve, MO | $422 | $408 | ★ 4/5 | 103 min | — |
| The Children's Mercy Hospital | Kansas City, MO | $426 | $895 | — | — | — |
| Mercy Hospital Stoddard | Dexter, MO | $506 | $529 | ★ 2/5 | 169 min | — |
| Missouri Baptist Medical Center | Saint Louis, MO | $521 | $516 | ★ 5/5 | 262 min | — |
| Christian Hospital Northeast | Saint Louis, MO | $521 | $531 | ★ 4/5 | 217 min | — |
| Progress West Hospital | Ofallon, MO | $521 | $546 | ★ 4/5 | 203 min | — |
| Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital | Sullivan, MO | $521 | $516 | ★ 2/5 | 175 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Perry | Perryville, MO | $561 | $470 | ★ 2/5 | 135 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson | Crystal City, MO | $593 | $374 | ★ 4/5 | 202 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital South | Saint Louis, MO | $603 | $373 | ★ 2/5 | 254 min | — |
| Hedrick Medical Center | Chillicothe, MO | $662 | $853 | ★ 4/5 | 124 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis | Saint Louis, MO | $682 | $374 | ★ 4/5 | 220 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Washington | Washington, MO | $697 | $374 | ★ 4/5 | 159 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage | Carthage, MO | $738 | $480 | ★ 4/5 | 92 min | — |
| Boone Hospital Center | Columbia, MO | $765 | — | ★ 4/5 | 175 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin | Joplin, MO | $877 | $418 | ★ 1/5 | 226 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Lebanon | Lebanon, MO | $878 | $534 | ★ 4/5 | 151 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 $697 — about 4.8× the Medicare rate ($145). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($291).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,348 list price could save about $651 (48%).
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