Fibrinogen test cost in Joplin, MO
In Joplin, MO-KS, 6 hospitals list a cash price for fibrinogen blood test: from $22.75 to $114.40, with a median of $79.82. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Joplin — $57.07 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $89.05 at 63 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 85384, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 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 Joplin, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Joplin lowest Joplin, MO · (417) 781-2727 Fibrinogen Activity source file | $22.75 | $35.00 | $7.92–$58.32 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO · (417) 358-8121 Fibrinogen Activity source file | $42.90 | $66.00 | $8.65–$35.99 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Columbus Columbus, KS · (620) 429-2545 Fibrinogen Activity source file | $48.75 | $75.00 | $8.65–$33.45 | 35% |
| Freeman Neosho Hospital Neosho, MO · (417) 451-1234 FIBRINOGEN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $110.88 | $277.20 | — | 60% |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 FIBRINOGEN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $110.88 | $277.20 | — | 60% |
| Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas Galena, KS · (620) 783-1732 Fibrinogen Activity source file | $114.40 | $176.00 | $6.94–$53.78 | 35% |
Outpatient: lowest $22.75, median $79.82, highest $114.40 — a 5.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $110.88. 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 1 of 4 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 fibrinogen test measures a clotting protein. It is used for unexplained bleeding, before some surgeries and in severe illness to check clotting.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.