Eye exam (follow-up) cost in Joplin, MO
In Joplin, MO-KS, 2 hospitals list a cash price for eye exam, returning patient, intermediate: from $50.70 to $113.19, with a median of $81.95. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Joplin — $31.25 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $93.60 at 7 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 92012, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Joplin lowest Joplin, MO · (417) 781-2727 Eye Exam Establish Patient Mlp | $50.70 | $78.00 | $19.50–$78.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin, MO · (417) 781-2727 Eye Exam Establish Patient Pf | $59.80 | $92.00 | $23.00–$92.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 EXAM INTERMED ESTABLISHED PT | $113.19 | $282.98 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin, MO · (417) 781-2727 Basic Eye Exam Establish Patient | $129.35 | $199.00 | $88.01–$252.29 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $50.70, median $81.95, highest $113.19 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $113.19. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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
An intermediate eye exam checks a specific problem or follows up a known condition.
What the price covers
The price covers the exam. Refraction for glasses (92015) is often billed separately.