Lumbar laminectomy cost in Missouri
In Missouri, 10 hospitals publish a cash price for lumbar laminectomy (spinal decompression), one level: from $7,232.00 to $52,547.82, with a median of $17,449.56. The lowest price is at St Joseph Medical Center (Kansas City). The highest price is 7.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $17,449.56, is 79% above the US median of $9,757.20.
- Missouri ranks 25th of 28 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 63047. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 27, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$7,232.00St Joseph Medical Center
Median$17,449.56half of hospitals charge less
Highest$52,547.82in Missouri
Lowest saves$10,217.56vs the median
Hospitals in Missouri, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Medical Center lowest Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS Lam facetec & foramot lumbar | $7,232.00 | $7,924.28 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Citizens Memorial Hospital Bolivar · Springfield, MO PARTIAL REMOVAL OF SPINE BONE WITH RELEASE OF LOWER SPINAL CORD AND/OR NERVES; 1 SEGMENT | $7,327.80 | $9,159.75 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Lam Facetectomy & Foramotomy 1 Vrt Sgm Lumbar | $11,965.05 | $18,407.77 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus · St. Louis, MO-IL Lam Facetectomy & Foramotomy 1 Vrt Sgm Lumbar | $15,176.82 | $23,348.96 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Lam Facetectomy & Foramotomy 1 Vrt Sgm Lumbar | $15,691.83 | $24,141.27 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS Lam Facetectomy & Foramotomy 1 Vrt Sgm Lumbar | $19,207.29 | $29,549.67 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield · Springfield, MO Lam Facetectomy & Foramotomy 1 Vrt Sgm Lumbar | $19,316.91 | $29,718.33 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark · Springfield, MO Lam Facetectomy & Foramotomy 1 Vrt Sgm Lumbar | $19,316.91 | $29,718.33 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Lam Facetectomy & Foramotomy 1 Vrt Sgm Lumbar | $27,600.33 | $42,462.05 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center Poplar Bluff · Poplar Bluff, MO LAM FACETEC & FORAMOT LUMBAR | $44,481.84 | $185,341.00 | Dec 19, 2024 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.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield, MO | 3 | $7,327.80 | $19,316.91 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 3 | $11,965.05 | $15,176.82 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 1 | $27,600.33 | $27,600.33 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 1 | $19,207.29 | $19,207.29 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 1 | $7,232.00 | $7,232.00 |
| Poplar Bluff, MO | 1 | $44,481.84 | $44,481.84 |
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 laminectomy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lumbar laminectomy explained.
Lumbar laminectomy (spinal decompression), one level in other states
- Alabama$15,020.23
- Alaska$16,690.00, 1 hospital
- Arizona$19,291.24, 2 hospitals
- Arkansas$4,808.63
- California$21,968.80
- Colorado$13,621.56
- Connecticut$7,370.00, 3 hospitals
- Delaware$2,939.98, 1 hospital
- Florida$13,650.48
- Georgia$13,767.00
- Hawaii$7,964.83, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$12,558.00
- Illinois$8,045.23
- Indiana$14,540.19
- Iowa$3,135.00
- Kansas$9,907.25
- Kentucky$22,380.64, 1 hospital
- Louisiana$8,158.52
- Massachusetts$8,662.64, 2 hospitals
- Michigan$10,513.59
- Minnesota$5,435.10
- Mississippi$11,467.12
- Montana$4,288.07
- Nebraska$6,547.20, 3 hospitals
- Nevada$7,892.00, 3 hospitals
- New Hampshire$4,958.71, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$7,907.11
- New Mexico$6,678.10, 3 hospitals
- New York$8,453.60
- North Carolina$7,849.98, 2 hospitals
- North Dakota$6,029.85, 2 hospitals
- Ohio$33,142.80
- Oklahoma$12,464.46
- Oregon$12,879.75, 1 hospital
- Pennsylvania$14,037.00
- Puerto Rico$2,237.90, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$8,118.00, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$24,893.42, 4 hospitals
- South Dakota$7,774.01, 1 hospital
- Tennessee$12,237.97
- Texas$8,860.54
- Vermont$16,639.89, 1 hospital
- Virginia$34,040.02
- Washington$9,153.74
- West Virginia$9,566.67
- Wisconsin$12,173.85
- Wyoming$4,421.49, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.