Lumbar discectomy cost in Missouri
In Missouri, 13 hospitals publish a cash price for lumbar discectomy or laminotomy to free a nerve root, one level: from $1,754.00 to $37,519.55, with a median of $13,367.05. The lowest price is at Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital (Ste. Genevieve). The highest price is 21.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $13,367.05, is 38% above the US median of $9,692.39.
- Missouri ranks 19th of 28 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 13 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 63030. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,754.00Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital
Median$13,367.05half of hospitals charge less
Highest$37,519.55in Missouri
Lowest saves$11,613.05vs the median
Hospitals in Missouri, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital lowest Ste. Genevieve · Ste. Genevieve, MO LAMINOTOMY ONE INTERSPACE | $1,754.00 | $3,508.00 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Missouri Delta Medical Center Sikeston · Sikeston, MO Low back disk surgery | $6,776.46 | $27,105.83 | Aug 7, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS Low Back Disk Surgery | $7,232.00 | $13,077.90 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Citizens Memorial Hospital Bolivar · Springfield, MO PARTIAL REMOVAL OF SPINE BONE WITH RELEASE OF LOWER SPINAL CORD OR NERVES AND/OR REMOVAL OF DISC | $7,694.60 | $9,618.25 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis one side Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL PARTIAL REMOVAL OF SPINE BONE WITH RELEASE OF LOWER SPINAL CORD OR NERVES AND/OR REMOVAL OF DISC | $8,736.20 | $8,736.20 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Laminotomy Dcmprn Nrv Root 1 Ntrspc Lumbar | $10,829.06 | $16,660.09 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus · St. Louis, MO-IL Laminotomy Dcmprn Nrv Root 1 Ntrspc Lumbar | $13,367.05 | $20,564.69 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Laminotomy Dcmprn Nrv Root 1 Ntrspc Lumbar | $14,358.67 | $22,090.26 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS Laminotomy Dcmprn Nrv Root 1 Ntrspc Lumbar | $17,966.18 | $27,640.27 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield · Springfield, MO Laminotomy Dcmprn Nrv Root 1 Ntrspc Lumbar | $18,724.62 | $28,807.11 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark · Springfield, MO Laminotomy Dcmprn Nrv Root 1 Ntrspc Lumbar | $18,724.62 | $28,807.11 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Laminotomy Dcmprn Nrv Root 1 Ntrspc Lumbar | $31,367.87 | $48,258.26 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center Poplar Bluff · Poplar Bluff, MO LOW BACK DISK SURGERY | $37,519.55 | $178,664.54 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 4 | $8,736.20 | $12,098.06 |
| Springfield, MO | 3 | $7,694.60 | $18,724.62 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 1 | $31,367.87 | $31,367.87 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 1 | $17,966.18 | $17,966.18 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 1 | $7,232.00 | $7,232.00 |
| Poplar Bluff, MO | 1 | $37,519.55 | $37,519.55 |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO | 1 | $1,754.00 | $1,754.00 |
| Sikeston, MO | 1 | $6,776.46 | $6,776.46 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What lumbar discectomy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lumbar discectomy explained.
Lumbar discectomy or laminotomy to free a nerve root, one level in other states
- Alabama$14,981.93
- Alaska$15,570.86, 1 hospital
- Arizona$20,335.62, 3 hospitals
- Arkansas$5,559.92
- California$9,286.00
- Colorado$12,042.96
- Connecticut$6,115.00, 3 hospitals
- Delaware$12,485.65, 1 hospital
- Florida$13,864.04
- Georgia$8,747.20
- Hawaii$16,251.20, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$14,738.00
- Illinois$8,572.26
- Indiana$13,860.80
- Iowa$5,751.50, 4 hospitals
- Kansas$9,600.00
- Kentucky$19,507.40, 3 hospitals
- Louisiana$7,740.00
- Massachusetts$8,278.68, 2 hospitals
- Michigan$10,332.61
- Minnesota$5,660.16
- Mississippi$11,573.92
- Montana$4,006.90
- Nebraska$6,057.51, 4 hospitals
- Nevada$7,892.00, 3 hospitals
- New Hampshire$8,351.42, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$5,580.00
- New Mexico$17,143.91
- New York$8,453.60
- North Carolina$8,434.82, 2 hospitals
- North Dakota$8,681.52, 2 hospitals
- Ohio$25,220.41
- Oklahoma$9,637.75
- Oregon$15,808.55, 4 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$13,891.49
- Rhode Island$10,402.88, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$23,595.92, 4 hospitals
- South Dakota$8,576.17, 1 hospital
- Tennessee$10,321.42
- Texas$8,789.82
- Vermont$15,262.91, 1 hospital
- Virginia$26,354.77
- Washington$10,148.13
- West Virginia$5,721.75
- Wisconsin$14,654.55
- Wyoming$4,269.87, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.