Missouri Hospital Price Report
What hospitals charge for shoppable care across Missouri — drawn from 52 hospitals' machine-readable files. Figures are medians with robust 10th–90th-percentile ranges across hospitals in the state.
The same procedure, wildly different prices
Even within Missouri, the negotiated price at a pricier hospital can be many times what a cheaper one charges — for the same service.
| Procedure | Typical range (10th–90th pct) | Median | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allergy Skin Testing | $9 – $966 | $352 | 14 |
| IUD Insertion | $179 – $5,087 | $765 | 29 |
| Comprehensive Metabolic Panel | $11 – $234 | $66 | 46 |
| Basic Metabolic Panel | $8 – $172 | $42 | 46 |
| IUD Removal | $240 – $4,875 | $360 | 42 |
| CT Chest without Contrast | $109 – $2,147 | $768 | 48 |
| Urinalysis with Microscopy | $3 – $63 | $15 | 46 |
| Anesthesia for Upper Endoscopy | $33 – $564 | $75 | 6 |
Cash can beat the list price
The “gross” charge is the hospital's list price; the cash price is what many will accept from a self-pay patient. For these procedures in Missouri, the cash price is a fraction of the list price.
| Procedure | Cash (median) | Gross / list (median) |
|---|---|---|
| IUD Insertion | $1,563 | $5,951 |
| ACL Reconstruction (Arthroscopic) | $7,636 | $16,940 |
| Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy (Under Age 12) | $3,166 | $6,886 |
| Prostate Biopsy | $2,452 | $5,030 |
| TURP (Transurethral Prostate Resection) | $7,321 | $14,712 |
| Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy (Age 12 and Over) | $2,416 | $4,711 |
The most expensive shoppable procedures in Missouri
| Procedure | Median negotiated | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiac Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation | $25,292 | 20 |
| Lumbar Spinal Fusion (Posterior) | $17,009 | 16 |
| Total Knee Replacement | $12,796 | 23 |
| Total Hip Replacement | $12,516 | 22 |
| Cervical Spinal Fusion (Anterior) | $11,622 | 15 |
| Coronary Angioplasty with Stent | $11,586 | 32 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across each hospital's representative facility price, from its latest machine-readable file. See methodology for how prices are derived.
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