NIPT prenatal DNA test cost in Missouri
In Missouri, 21 hospitals publish a cash price for prenatal cell-free DNA screen for trisomy 21, 18 and 13 (NIPT): from $197.20 to $3,591.00, with a median of $1,166.10. The lowest price is at NKC Health (North Kansas City). The highest price is 18.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,166.10, is 12% above the US median of $1,043.03.
- That is 1.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($759.05).
- Missouri ranks 22nd of 40 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 81420. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 27, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$197.20NKC Health
Median$1,166.10half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,591.00in Missouri
Lowest saves$968.90vs the median
Hospitals in Missouri, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| NKC Health lowest North Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS NIPT ARUP Z01UZ | $197.20 | $680.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Moberly Regional Medical Center Moberly · Moberly, MO FET ANEUP GSA PN | $323.65 | $1,198.69 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Citizens Memorial Hospital Bolivar · Springfield, MO TEST FOR DETECTING GENES ASSOCIATED WITH FETAL DISEASE; ANEUPLOIDY GENOMIC SEQUENCE ANALYSIS PANEL | $635.20 | $794.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Northeast Regional Medical Center Kirksville · Kirksville, MO FET ANEUP GSA PN | $688.36 | $2,868.18 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage · Joplin, MO-KS Fetal Chromosomal Aneupoidy 13 18 21 Blood | $1,120.60 | $1,724.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy · St. Louis, MO-IL Fetal Chromosomal Aneupoidy 13 18 21 Blood | $1,121.25 | $1,725.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Perry Perryville · Perryville, MO Fetal Chromosomal Aneupoidy 13 18 21 Blood | $1,132.30 | $1,742.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Nevada City Hospital Nevada · Nevada, MO QNATAL ADVANCED QST 92777 | $1,146.15 | $2,547.00 | Jan 14, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora · Aurora, MO Fetal Chromosomal Aneupoidy 13 18 21 Blood | $1,166.10 | $1,794.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Cassville Cassville · Cassville, MO Fetal Chromosomal Aneupoidy 13 18 21 Blood | $1,166.10 | $1,794.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy St. Francis Hospital Mountain View · West Plains, MO Fetal Chromosomal Aneupoidy 13 18 21 Blood | $1,166.10 | $1,794.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Boone Hospital Center Columbia · Columbia, MO FTL DNA MATRL BLD GEN AN | $1,435.80 | $2,393.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fitzgibbon Hospital Marshall · Marshall, MO Test for detecting genes associated with fetal disease, aneuploidy genomic sequence analysis panel | $1,449.93 | $1,812.41 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lebanon Lebanon · Lebanon, MO Fetal Chromosomal Aneupoidy 13 18 21 Blood | $1,586.65 | $2,441.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield · Springfield, MO Fetal Chromosomal Aneupoidy 13 18 21 Blood | $1,665.30 | $2,562.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark · Springfield, MO Fetal Chromosomal Aneupoidy 13 18 21 Blood | $1,665.30 | $2,562.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS Fetal Chromosomal Aneupoidy 13 18 21 Blood | $1,745.25 | $2,685.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus · St. Louis, MO-IL Fetal Chromosomal Aneupoidy 13 18 21 Blood | $1,998.10 | $3,074.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Fetal Chromosomal Aneupoidy 13 18 21 Blood | $1,998.10 | $3,074.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington · St. Louis, MO-IL Fetal Chromosomal Aneupoidy 13 18 21 Blood | $1,998.10 | $3,074.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Golden Valley Memorial Hospital Clinton · Clinton, MO FETAL CHRMOML ANEUPLOIDY | $3,591.00 | $5,985.00 | Jul 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.
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 | $1,121.25 | $1,998.10 |
| Springfield, MO | 3 | $635.20 | $1,665.30 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 2 | $1,120.60 | $1,432.92 |
| Aurora, MO | 1 | $1,166.10 | $1,166.10 |
| Cassville, MO | 1 | $1,166.10 | $1,166.10 |
| Clinton, MO | 1 | $3,591.00 | $3,591.00 |
| Columbia, MO | 1 | $1,435.80 | $1,435.80 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 1 | $197.20 | $197.20 |
| Kirksville, MO | 1 | $688.36 | $688.36 |
| Lebanon, MO | 1 | $1,586.65 | $1,586.65 |
| Marshall, MO | 1 | $1,449.93 | $1,449.93 |
| Moberly, MO | 1 | $323.65 | $323.65 |
| Nevada, MO | 1 | $1,146.15 | $1,146.15 |
| Perryville, MO | 1 | $1,132.30 | $1,132.30 |
| West Plains, MO | 1 | $1,166.10 | $1,166.10 |
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 NIPT prenatal DNA test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: NIPT prenatal DNA test explained.
Prenatal cell-free DNA screen for trisomy 21, 18 and 13 (NIPT) in other states
- Alabama$1,004.55
- Alaska$1,232.07
- Arizona$1,720.00
- Arkansas$1,222.00
- California$1,736.00
- Colorado$846.55
- Connecticut$3,985.28, 2 hospitals
- Delaware$2,429.05
- District of Columbia$2,888.94, 2 hospitals
- Florida$387.50
- Georgia$899.50
- Hawaii$2,110.50, 1 hospital
- Idaho$695.30
- Illinois$879.90
- Indiana$850.92
- Iowa$789.30
- Kansas$2,277.15
- Kentucky$1,287.72
- Louisiana$451.08
- Maine$1,049.17
- Maryland$395.01
- Massachusetts$2,583.00
- Michigan$300.00
- Minnesota$1,387.54
- Mississippi$802.40
- Montana$926.25, 1 hospital
- Nebraska$3,026.95, 2 hospitals
- Nevada$775.95, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$2,290.80, 3 hospitals
- New Jersey$834.96
- New Mexico$701.96, 3 hospitals
- New York$1,140.78
- North Carolina$852.34
- North Dakota$1,277.70
- Ohio$1,456.00
- Oklahoma$1,178.78
- Oregon$1,376.40
- Pennsylvania$2,336.04
- Rhode Island$759.00, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$1,807.66
- South Dakota$998.40, 4 hospitals
- Tennessee$998.58
- Texas$870.00
- Utah$1,531.19
- Vermont$1,581.58, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$1,032.80
- Washington$766.08
- West Virginia$800.00
- Wisconsin$1,206.81
- Wyoming$1,294.90
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.