Critical care (first hour) cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 20 hospitals list a cash price for critical care, first 30 to 74 minutes: from $778.00 to $32,784.32, with a median of $2,771.60. The lowest listed price is at Saint John Hospital and 1 other hospital — $1,993.60 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $2,057.75 at 64 hospitals.
- The median here, $2,771.60, is 37% above the US median of $2,018.81.
- That is 3.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($843.92).
- Kansas City, MO ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Missouri by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 20 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 13 cities for code 99291, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint John Hospital lowest Leavenworth, KS · (913) 680-6000 Hc Critical Care, E/M 30-74 Minutes File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $778.00 | $4,542.93 | $122.27–$3,634.34 | 83% |
| Providence Medical Center lowest Kansas City, KS · (913) 596-4000 Hc Critical Care, E/M 30-74 Minutes File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $778.00 | $4,816.62 | $122.27–$4,450.56 | 84% |
| St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 942-4400 Hc Critical Care, E/M 30-74 Minutes File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $823.00 | $4,261.31 | $122.27–$4,261.31 | 81% |
| Liberty Hospital Liberty, MO · (816) 781-7200 ED VI CRITICAL CARE File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $1,268.00 | $4,548.00 | $1,268.89–$3,711.17 | 72% |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 ER Level 6 File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $1,523.37 | $5,253.00 | $739.86–$4,296.95 | 71% |
| University Health Truman Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 99291 Critical Care Up to 1 Hr WAO File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $2,113.10 | $3,842.00 | $5.00–$3,842.00 | 45% |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 99291 Critical Care Up to 1 Hr WAO File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $2,113.10 | $3,842.00 | $25.00–$3,842.00 | 45% |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 CRITICAL CARE 1ST 30 TO 74 MINUTES File of Apr 20, 2026 · source file | $2,138.11 | $3,054.44 | $231.34–$2,596.27 | 30% |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 99291 Critical Care Up to 1 Hr WRM+16 more lines at this price File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $2,218.76 | $4,034.10 | $25.00–$4,034.10 | 45% |
| University Health Truman Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 99291 Critical Care 1st Hr WLD+16 more lines at this price File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $2,218.76 | $4,034.10 | $5.00–$4,034.10 | 45% |
| University Health Truman Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 99291 Critical Care Up to 1 Hr WCR+2 more lines at this price File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $2,307.25 | $4,195.00 | $5.00–$4,195.00 | 45% |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 ED LEVEL 6 CRITICAL W/PROC+2 more lines at this price File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $2,307.25 | $4,195.00 | $10.00–$4,195.00 | 45% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 CRIT CARE 1ST HOUR 30 THRU 74 MIN ER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,608.80 | $5,435.00 | $1,935.76–$4,891.50 | 52% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 CRIT CARE 1ST HOUR 30 THRU 74 MIN ER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,608.80 | $5,435.00 | $722.30–$4,891.50 | 52% |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville, MO · (816) 380-5888 ER ROOM CRITICL CARE File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $2,934.40 | $4,192.00 | $544.96–$4,238.00 | 30% |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,793.82 | $4,793.82 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,793.82 | $4,793.82 | — | — |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center Lee's Summit, MO · (816) 282-5000 CRIT CARE 1ST 30-74 MINS+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $7,093.93 | $7,093.93 | $122.27–$11,251.00 | — |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center Lexington, MO · (660) 259-2203 Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $8,149.46 | $8,149.46 | $122.27–$7,334.51 | — |
| Centerpoint Medical Center Independence, MO · (816) 698-7000 CRIT CARE 1ST 30-74 MINS File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $8,785.02 | $8,785.02 | $1,932.70–$7,906.52 | — |
| Belton Regional Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 348-1200 CRIT CARE 1ST 30-74 MINS+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $13,954.72 | $13,954.72 | $2,766.00–$12,559.25 | — |
| Research Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 276-4000 CRIT CARE 1ST 30-74 MINS File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $14,518.00 | $14,518.00 | $3,281.07–$14,518.00 | — |
| Menorah Medical Center Overland Park, KS · (913) 498-6000 Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $15,770.50 | $15,770.50 | $2,766.00–$12,616.40 | — |
| Overland Park Regional Medical Center Olathe, KS · (913) 541-5000 CRIT CARE 1ST 30-74 MINS File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $32,784.32 | $32,784.32 | $7,409.26–$26,227.46 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $778.00, median $2,771.60, highest $32,784.32 — a 42.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $2,373.46. 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 11 of 18 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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 critical care (first hour) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Critical care (first hour) explained.