X-ray of the wrist cost in Missouri

Prices at 54 hospitals in Missouri, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $326 — 19% above the US median ($274), roughly 7.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Citizens Memorial Hospital Bolivar, MO $55 $93 ★ 3/5 186 min —
Cox Barton County Hospital Lamar, MO $83 $163 — 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 $46 ★ 4/5 150 min —
Western Missouri Medical Center Warrensburg, MO $105 — ★ 4/5 140 min —
Cox Medical Center Branson Branson, MO $111 $93 ★ 4/5 218 min —
Cox Medical Centers Springfield, MO $123 $87 ★ 3/5 219 min —
Cox Monett Hospital Monett, MO $149 $56 ★ 3/5 151 min —
Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO $170 $113 ★ 2/5 254 min —
Missouri Baptist Medical Center Saint Louis, MO $171 $185 ★ 5/5 262 min —
Christian Hospital Northeast Saint Louis, MO $171 $185 ★ 4/5 217 min —
Progress West Hospital Ofallon, MO $171 $185 ★ 4/5 203 min —
Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital Sullivan, MO $171 $185 ★ 2/5 175 min —
The Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO $172 $25 — — —
Harrison County Community Hospital Bethany, MO $179 $174 ★ 3/5 109 min —
Ste Genevieve County Memorial Hospital Sainte Genevieve, MO $185 $111 ★ 4/5 103 min —
Wright Memorial Hospital Trenton, MO $191 $254 ★ 4/5 136 min —
Hedrick Medical Center Chillicothe, MO $191 $295 ★ 4/5 124 min —
Boone Hospital Center Columbia, MO $192 — ★ 4/5 175 min —
Excelsior Springs Hospital Excelsior Springs, MO $199 $119 — 99 min —
Mercy Hospital Perry Perryville, MO $206 $104 ★ 2/5 135 min —
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora, MO $251 $328 — 129 min —
Putnam County Memorial Hospital Unionville, MO $285 $43 — 118 min —
Hannibal Regional Hospital Hannibal, MO $286 $372 ★ 2/5 145 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)
$503
Cash / self-pay
$326
Insurer-negotiated
$145
Medicare pays
$43
$107$704
Median cash $326  ·  Medicare $43  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $326 — about 7.6× the Medicare rate ($43). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($86).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $503 list price could save about $177 (35%).

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