Newborn circumcision cost in Joplin, MO
In Joplin, MO-KS, 2 hospitals list a cash price for circumcision with a clamp or device and a numbing nerve block, usually newborns: from $215.80 to $660.40, with a median of $438.10. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Carthage — $222.30 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $279.00 at 21 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 54150, 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 Joplin, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Carthage lowest Carthage, MO · (417) 358-8121 Circumcision Clamp Oth Dev W Block | $215.80 | $332.00 | $83.00–$332.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage lowest Carthage, MO · (417) 358-8121 Circumcision Clamp Oth Dev W/O Block | $215.80 | $332.00 | $83.00–$332.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin, MO · (417) 781-2727 Circumcision Clamp Oth Dev W Block | $660.40 | $1,016.00 | $101.60–$1,016.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin, MO · (417) 781-2727 Circumcision Clamp Oth Dev W/O Block | $660.40 | $1,016.00 | $297.00–$5,209.00 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $215.80, median $438.10, highest $660.40 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 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
This is circumcision done with a clamp or similar device after numbing the penis with a local nerve block. It is most often done in newborn boys, usually before they leave the hospital.
What the price covers
In a hospital, the listed price for this code may be the physician's fee or a facility charge, separate from the newborn's stay. Newborn room charges and the birth itself are billed separately.