Chest X-ray cost in Missouri

Prices at 54 hospitals in Missouri, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $250 — 4% above the US median ($240), roughly 6.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Citizens Memorial Hospital Bolivar, MO $65 $93 ★ 3/5 186 min —
St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City, MO $86 $95 ★ 3/5 124 min —
Cox Medical Center Branson Branson, MO $87 $93 ★ 4/5 218 min —
Cox Medical Centers Springfield, MO $97 $89 ★ 3/5 219 min —
The Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO $97 $235 — — —
Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill Kansas City, MO $103 $28 ★ 3/5 224 min —
University Health Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO $103 $32 ★ 4/5 150 min —
Mercy Hospital Perry Perryville, MO $112 $112 ★ 2/5 135 min —
Western Missouri Medical Center Warrensburg, MO $115 — ★ 4/5 140 min —
Cox Monett Hospital Monett, MO $117 $203 ★ 3/5 151 min —
Cox Barton County Hospital Lamar, MO $122 $76 — 91 min —
Ste Genevieve County Memorial Hospital Sainte Genevieve, MO $140 $104 ★ 4/5 103 min —
Parkland Health Center Farmington, MO $142 $303 ★ 4/5 202 min —
Parkland Health Center-Bonne Terre Bonne Terre, MO $142 $303 — — —
Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter, MO $149 $122 ★ 2/5 169 min —
Wright Memorial Hospital Trenton, MO $161 $250 ★ 4/5 136 min —
Hedrick Medical Center Chillicothe, MO $161 $266 ★ 4/5 124 min —
Harrison County Community Hospital Bethany, MO $169 $151 ★ 3/5 109 min —
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO $186 $179 — 150 min —
Excelsior Springs Hospital Excelsior Springs, MO $201 $122 — 99 min —
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO $238 $131 ★ 4/5 92 min —
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora, MO $239 $216 — 129 min —
Mercy Hospital-Cassville Cassville, MO $240 $230 — 101 min —
Mercy St Francis Hospital Mountain View, MO $240 $242 — 120 min —
St Louis Childrens Hospital Saint Louis, MO $249 $348 — — —

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)
$388
Cash / self-pay
$250
Insurer-negotiated
$175
Medicare pays
$37
$99$501
Median cash $250  ·  Medicare $37  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $250 — about 6.7× the Medicare rate ($37). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($74).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $388 list price could save about $139 (36%).

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