X-ray of the lower leg cost in Missouri

Prices at 54 hospitals in Missouri, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $257 — 4% above the US median ($248), roughly 8.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Citizens Memorial Hospital Bolivar, MO $74 $93 ★ 3/5 186 min —
Cox Barton County Hospital Lamar, MO $78 $124 — 91 min —
St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City, MO $86 $87 ★ 3/5 124 min —
Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill Kansas City, MO $103 $45 ★ 3/5 224 min —
University Health Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO $103 $45 ★ 4/5 150 min —
Cox Medical Center Branson Branson, MO $104 $93 ★ 4/5 218 min —
Cox Medical Centers Springfield, MO $115 $87 ★ 3/5 219 min —
Harrison County Community Hospital Bethany, MO $127 $123 ★ 3/5 109 min —
The Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO $129 $26 — — —
Cox Monett Hospital Monett, MO $139 $56 ★ 3/5 151 min —
Ste Genevieve County Memorial Hospital Sainte Genevieve, MO $164 $92 ★ 4/5 103 min —
Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter, MO $176 $132 ★ 2/5 169 min —
Wright Memorial Hospital Trenton, MO $196 $261 ★ 4/5 136 min —
Hedrick Medical Center Chillicothe, MO $196 $301 ★ 4/5 124 min —
Excelsior Springs Hospital Excelsior Springs, MO $199 $119 — 99 min —
Missouri Baptist Medical Center Saint Louis, MO $209 $234 ★ 5/5 262 min —
Christian Hospital Northeast Saint Louis, MO $209 $226 ★ 4/5 217 min —
Progress West Hospital Ofallon, MO $209 $242 ★ 4/5 203 min —
Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital Sullivan, MO $209 $234 ★ 2/5 175 min —
Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin, MO $213 $124 ★ 1/5 226 min —
Boone Hospital Center Columbia, MO $217 — ★ 4/5 175 min —
Mercy Hospital-Cassville Cassville, MO $226 $298 — 101 min —
Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO $233 $109 ★ 4/5 159 min —
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO $240 $159 ★ 4/5 92 min —
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora, MO $242 $316 — 129 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)
$417
Cash / self-pay
$257
Insurer-negotiated
$132
Medicare pays
$31
$106$716
Median cash $257  ·  Medicare $31  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $257 — about 8.2× the Medicare rate ($31). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($63).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $417 list price could save about $159 (38%).

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