Cheapest hospitals in Joplin, MO without insurance
Of 5 hospitals in the Joplin, MO area we can compare, Mercy Hospital Columbus (Columbus) has the lowest cash prices: its typical outpatient price is 7% below the Kansas median across 214 procedures. The ranking compares each hospital's own cash price with the median of all hospitals in its state, procedure by procedure.
Collected Sep 25, 2026 Hospitals with at least 30 comparable procedures
| Hospital | Typical price vs state | Below median | Above median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Mercy Hospital Columbus Columbus | 7% below | 143 of 214 | 53 of 214 |
| 2. Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage | 1% below | 160 of 311 | 134 of 311 |
| 3. Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin | at median | 131 of 277 | 140 of 277 |
| 4. Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas Galena | 4% above | 52 of 192 | 117 of 192 |
| 5. Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin | 22% above | 105 of 355 | 242 of 355 |
How the ranking works
- For every procedure, we take the hospital's lowest outpatient cash price and compare it with the median of all hospitals in the same state that publish a cash price for the same code (only codes with at least three hospitals in the state).
- "Typical price" is the middle of those comparisons: half of the hospital's procedures are cheaper than that, half are dearer. One expensive surgery does not outweigh a hundred cheap lab tests, and the other way round.
- Hospitals with fewer than 30 comparable procedures are left out: with a handful of codes the place would be decided by chance.
- Prices far below every other hospital are worth a phone call: some price files list only part of a service (for example the facility fee without the doctor's fee), or a discount that depends on income.
- A low rank does not mean every price is low. Open the hospital to see the procedure you need, then ask its billing office for a Good Faith Estimate in writing.