Urinalysis cost in Kansas City, MO

Prices at 5 hospitals in Kansas City, MO, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $37 — 8% above the US median ($34), roughly 13.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
The Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO $12 $17 — — —
Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill Kansas City, MO $37 $4 ★ 3/5 224 min —
University Health Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO $37 $4 ★ 4/5 150 min —
St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City Kansas City, MO $142 $3 ★ 5/5 226 min —
Research Medical Center Kansas City, MO $255 $8 ★ 2/5 90 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$68
Cash / self-pay
$37
Insurer-negotiated
$4
Medicare pays
$3
$22$210
Median cash $37  ·  Medicare $3  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $37 — about 13.7× the Medicare rate ($3). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($5).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $68 list price could save about $30 (45%).

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Doctors who perform this in Kansas City

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

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