Vasectomy cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 2 hospitals list a cash price for vasectomy, one or both sides, including follow-up semen testing (both sides): from $1,969.00 to $2,717.40, with a median of $2,343.20. The lowest listed price is at Saint John Hospital — $374.20 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $1,050.38 at 14 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 55250, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 17, 2026 and Apr 20, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint John Hospital both sides lowest Leavenworth, KS · (913) 680-6000 Hc Vasectomy Uni/Bi Spx W/Postop Semen Exams | $1,969.00 | $11,621.00 | $659.82–$9,296.80 | 83% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital both sides Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 VASECTOMY, UNILATERAL OR BILATERAL | $2,717.40 | $3,882.00 | $2,093.76–$3,299.70 | 30% | Apr 20, 2026 source file |
Both sides : lowest $1,969.00, median $2,343.20, highest $2,717.40 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,717.40. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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
A vasectomy is a minor surgery that cuts or seals the tubes that carry sperm (the vas deferens) as permanent male birth control. It is usually done under local anesthesia in a urology office or outpatient clinic.
What the price covers
The code covers the procedure on one or both sides and the follow-up semen check(s) that confirm no sperm remain. In a hospital or surgery center the listed price may be the facility piece only, with the urologist and any sedation billed separately.