Injection (shot) cost in Joplin, MO
In Joplin, MO-KS, 5 hospitals list a cash price for injection under the skin or into a muscle, for treatment or testing: from $12.08 to $132.60, with a median of $103.35. The lowest listed price is at Freeman Health System - Freeman West — $91.27 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $91.33 at 30 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 96372, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West lowest Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 NURSE SPECIAL INJECTION FEE | $12.08 | $30.19 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 INJ SQ/IM TX/DX/ANTIBIOTIC | $37.48 | $93.71 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Columbus Columbus, KS · (620) 429-2545 Injection Sq/Im | $86.45 | $133.00 | $46.56–$109.41 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO · (417) 358-8121 Injection Sq/Im | $103.35 | $159.00 | $16.83–$93.45 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas Galena, KS · (620) 783-1732 Injection Sq/Im | $122.85 | $189.00 | $15.29–$63.38 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin, MO · (417) 781-2727 Injection Sq/Im | $132.60 | $204.00 | $47.60–$136.44 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $12.08, median $103.35, highest $132.60 — a 11.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $12.08. 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 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
This code is the fee for giving a shot under the skin or into a muscle, for example an antibiotic, vitamin B12, a pain medicine or a birth control shot. Vaccines use a different code (90471).
What the price covers
The price is for giving the shot. The medicine is billed separately, usually under its own J code.