Septoplasty cost in Springfield, MO
In Springfield, MO, 2 hospitals list a cash price for septoplasty to straighten the nasal septum: from $13,682.16 to $13,682.16, with a median of $13,682.16. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Springfield and 1 other hospital. Across Missouri, the median is $8,741.92 at 12 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 30520, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Springfield, MO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Springfield lowest Ozark, MO Septoplasty/Submucous Resecj W/WO Cartilage Grf | $13,682.16 | $21,049.47 | $1,710.31–$6,026.94 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield lowest Springfield, MO · (417) 820-2000 Septoplasty/Submucous Resecj W/WO Cartilage Grf | $13,682.16 | $21,049.47 | $1,710.31–$6,026.94 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $13,682.16, median $13,682.16, highest $13,682.16.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
Septoplasty straightens a bent (deviated) wall between the nostrils, reshaping or removing cartilage and bone. It is done to improve breathing through the nose, not to change how the nose looks.
What the price covers
The facility price covers the operating room and recovery. The surgeon, anesthesia and procedures often done at the same time, such as turbinate reduction, are billed separately.