Surgery and procedures CPT 55250 Outpatient

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: from $1,355.97 to $1,355.97, with a median of $1,355.97. The lowest listed price is at Lakewood Medical Center and 1 other hospital. Across Missouri, the median is $1,260.00 at 19 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 55250, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 17, 2026 and Aug 5, 2026.

Lowest$1,355.97Lakewood Medical Center + 1 more
Median$1,355.97half pay less
Highest$1,355.97in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

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.

median
Lowest $1,355.97Highest $2,717.40
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Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Lakewood Medical Center lowest Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 55250 Vasectomy WUR $1,355.97 $2,465.40 $581.87–$3,100.00 45% Aug 5, 2026
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University Health Truman Medical Center lowest Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 55250 Vasectomy WUR $1,355.97 $2,465.40 $397.22–$3,100.00 45% Aug 5, 2026
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Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 Vasectomy EPP $1,356.30 $2,466.00 $581.87–$3,100.00 45% Aug 5, 2026
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University Health Truman Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 Vasectomy EPP $1,356.30 $2,466.00 $397.22–$3,100.00 45% Aug 5, 2026
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Saint John Hospital both sides 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
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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
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Outpatient: lowest $1,355.97, median $1,355.97, highest $1,355.97.

Both sides : lowest $1,969.00, median $2,343.20, highest $2,717.40 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.

The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,355.97. 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.