X-ray of the hip (1 view) cost in Missouri

Prices at 53 hospitals in Missouri, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $162 — 16% below the US median ($194), roughly 4.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Cox Barton County Hospital Lamar, MO $57 $143 — 91 min —
Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO $67 $74 ★ 2/5 254 min —
Citizens Memorial Hospital Bolivar, MO $71 $93 ★ 3/5 186 min —
Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill Kansas City, MO $74 $32 ★ 3/5 224 min —
University Health Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO $74 $32 ★ 4/5 150 min —
Cox Medical Center Branson Branson, MO $76 $93 ★ 4/5 218 min —
Cox Medical Centers Springfield, MO $85 $89 ★ 3/5 219 min —
St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City, MO $86 $87 ★ 3/5 124 min —
Harrison County Community Hospital Bethany, MO $90 $103 ★ 3/5 109 min —
Missouri Baptist Medical Center Saint Louis, MO $91 $87 ★ 5/5 262 min —
Christian Hospital Northeast Saint Louis, MO $91 $89 ★ 4/5 217 min —
Progress West Hospital Ofallon, MO $91 $88 ★ 4/5 203 min —
Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital Sullivan, MO $91 $87 ★ 2/5 175 min —
Mercy Hospital Perry Perryville, MO $101 $104 ★ 2/5 135 min —
Cox Monett Hospital Monett, MO $103 $162 ★ 3/5 151 min —
St Louis Childrens Hospital Saint Louis, MO $118 $136 — — —
The Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO $125 $237 — — —
Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO $137 $82 ★ 4/5 159 min —
Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital Maryland Heights, MO $144 — — — —
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO $150 $105 ★ 4/5 92 min —
Wright Memorial Hospital Trenton, MO $155 $204 ★ 4/5 136 min —
Hedrick Medical Center Chillicothe, MO $155 $227 ★ 4/5 124 min —
Parkland Health Center Farmington, MO $157 $164 ★ 4/5 202 min —
Parkland Health Center-Bonne Terre Bonne Terre, MO $157 $164 — — —
Boone Hospital Center Columbia, MO $161 — ★ 4/5 175 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)
$279
Cash / self-pay
$162
Insurer-negotiated
$130
Medicare pays
$34
$74$321
Median cash $162  ·  Medicare $34  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $162 — about 4.8× the Medicare rate ($34). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($67).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $279 list price could save about $117 (42%).

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