Vaccine administration cost in Missouri

Prices at 53 hospitals in Missouri, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $59 — 5% above the US median ($57), roughly 3.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
The Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO $10 $13 — — —
Cox Medical Center Branson Branson, MO $22 $54 ★ 4/5 218 min —
Cox Medical Centers Springfield, MO $25 $31 ★ 3/5 219 min —
Cox Monett Hospital Monett, MO $30 $30 ★ 3/5 151 min —
Cox Barton County Hospital Lamar, MO $31 — — 91 min —
Saint Lukes North Hospital Kansas City, MO $32 $34 ★ 5/5 179 min —
Harrison County Community Hospital Bethany, MO $38 $57 ★ 3/5 109 min —
Saint Luke's East Hospital Lees Summit, MO $38 $34 ★ 4/5 247 min —
Excelsior Springs Hospital Excelsior Springs, MO $39 $23 — 99 min —
St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City Kansas City, MO $42 $41 ★ 5/5 226 min —
Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO $44 $39 ★ 2/5 254 min —
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO $45 $48 ★ 4/5 92 min —
Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville, MO $46 $40 ★ 4/5 131 min —
Wright Memorial Hospital Trenton, MO $46 $63 ★ 4/5 136 min —
Hedrick Medical Center Chillicothe, MO $46 $58 ★ 4/5 124 min —
Mercy Hospital Perry Perryville, MO $49 $80 ★ 2/5 135 min —
Ste Genevieve County Memorial Hospital Sainte Genevieve, MO $49 $31 ★ 4/5 103 min —
Phelps County Regional Medical Center Rolla, MO $50 $78 ★ 2/5 211 min —
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora, MO $52 $64 — 129 min —
Mercy Hospital-Cassville Cassville, MO $52 $65 — 101 min —
St Louis Childrens Hospital Saint Louis, MO $53 $71 — — —
Mercy St Francis Hospital Mountain View, MO $53 $71 — 120 min —
Putnam County Memorial Hospital Unionville, MO $55 $18 — 118 min —
Citizens Memorial Hospital Bolivar, MO $56 $77 ★ 3/5 186 min —
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO $59 $43 — 150 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)
$97
Cash / self-pay
$59
Insurer-negotiated
$63
Medicare pays
$19
$32$130
Median cash $59  ·  Medicare $19  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $59 — about 3.1× the Medicare rate ($19). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($38).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $97 list price could save about $38 (39%).

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