Lead test cost in Missouri
In Missouri, 63 hospitals publish a cash price for blood lead test: from $4.50 to $741.00, with a median of $54.60. The lowest price is at Missouri Delta Medical Center (Sikeston). The highest price is 164.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $54.60, is 18% above the US median of $46.28.
- That is 4.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($12.11).
- Missouri ranks 25th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 63 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 83655. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$4.50Missouri Delta Medical Center
Median$54.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$741.00in Missouri
Lowest saves$50.10vs the median
Hospitals in Missouri, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Delta Medical Center lowest Sikeston · Sikeston, MO Lead (Pediatric) LC | $4.50 | $18.00 | Aug 7, 2026 source file |
| NKC Health North Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS LEAD URINE | $7.25 | $25.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center Poplar Bluff · Poplar Bluff, MO 83655 Q33051 LEAD | $8.85 | $42.12 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS Hc Assay Of Lead | $12.00 | $149.16 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital Ste. Genevieve · Ste. Genevieve, MO LEAD ASSAY | $12.50 | $25.00 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL POC Lead | $22.10 | $34.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital Association Fairfax · Fairfax, MO LEAD URINE 24 HR | $22.40 | $32.00 | Aug 21, 2026 source file |
| Bothwell Regional Health Center Sedalia · Sedalia, MO ASSAY OF LEAD | $24.75 | $33.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital Maryland Heights · St. Louis, MO-IL Lead Level | $27.82 | $34.77 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS LEAD URINE | $28.80 | $60.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cox Medical Center Branson Branson · Branson, MO LEAD LEVEL | $30.85 | $135.89 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter · Dexter, MO Lead Urine | $31.85 | $49.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Liberty Hospital Liberty · Kansas City, MO-KS LEAD URINE | $32.00 | $117.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Boone Hospital Center Columbia · Columbia, MO LEAD | $33.99 | $56.65 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lester E Cox Medical Centers Springfield · Springfield, MO LEAD LEVEL | $34.24 | $135.89 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Harrison County Community Hospital Bethany · Bethany, MO LEAD | $36.40 | $56.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Lead Blood | $36.40 | $56.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Western Missouri Medical Center Warrensburg · Warrensburg, MO Lead, U LC | $36.70 | $36.70 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center Lexington · Kansas City, MO-KS LEAD BLOOD | $37.78 | $37.78 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sullivan County Memorial Hospital Milan · Milan, MO LEAD LEVEL | $41.00 | $41.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Cox-Monett Hospital Monett · Monett, MO LEAD LEVEL | $41.45 | $135.89 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Cox Barton County Hospital Lamar · Lamar, MO LEAD LEVEL | $43.35 | $135.89 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lebanon Lebanon · Lebanon, MO Lead Blood | $43.55 | $67.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Pike County Memorial Hospital Lousiana · Lousiana, MO Lead (Venous), OSHA and Zinc Protoporphyrin Evaluation QST | $48.00 | $60.00 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Heartland Long Term Acute Hospital St. Joseph · St. Joseph, MO-KS HC ASSAY OF LEAD - LEAD BLOOD | $51.00 | $60.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph Medical Center St. Joseph · St. Joseph, MO-KS HC ASSAY OF LEAD - LEAD BLOOD | $51.00 | $60.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Mosaic Medical Center Albany Albany · Albany, MO HC ASSAY OF LEAD - LEAD BLOOD | $51.00 | $60.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Mosaic Medical Center Maryville Maryville · Maryville, MO HC ASSAY OF LEAD - LEAD BLOOD | $51.00 | $60.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Scotland County Memorial Hospital Memphis · Memphis, MO LEAD | $51.80 | $74.00 | Oct 24, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington · St. Louis, MO-IL Lead Blood | $53.95 | $83.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield · Springfield, MO Lead Blood | $54.60 | $84.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark · Springfield, MO Lead Blood | $54.60 | $84.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Perry Perryville · Perryville, MO Lead Blood | $54.60 | $84.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Golden Valley Memorial Hospital Clinton · Clinton, MO LEAD LEVEL | $55.62 | $92.70 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Nevada City Hospital Nevada · Nevada, MO ADD-ON 83655 | $57.60 | $128.00 | Jan 14, 2025 source file |
| Moberly Regional Medical Center Moberly · Moberly, MO LEAD | $59.34 | $219.78 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lake Regional Health System Osage Beach · Osage Beach, MO Assay of lead | $60.30 | $201.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Citizens Memorial Hospital Bolivar · Springfield, MO LEAD LEVEL | $66.40 | $83.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS Lead Urine | $69.55 | $107.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia · Columbia, MO LEAD P31037220 | $73.98 | $123.30 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Northeast Regional Medical Center Kirksville · Kirksville, MO LEAD | $78.38 | $326.59 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora · Aurora, MO Lead Blood | $78.65 | $121.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Cassville Cassville · Cassville, MO Lead Blood | $78.65 | $121.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy St. Francis Hospital Mountain View · West Plains, MO Lead Urine | $78.65 | $121.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler · Kansas City, MO-KS LEAD PEDIATRIC CAPILLARY | $78.75 | $112.49 | Apr 20, 2026 source file |
| Hermann Area Hospital District Hermann · Hermann, MO Lead level | $82.80 | $138.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus · St. Louis, MO-IL Lead Blood | $84.50 | $130.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Lead Blood | $84.50 | $130.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage · Joplin, MO-KS POC Lead | $89.05 | $137.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy · St. Louis, MO-IL Lead Blood | $89.05 | $137.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Fitzgibbon Hospital Marshall · Marshall, MO Lead level | $92.13 | $115.16 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Hc Lead, Blood | $93.00 | $93.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL ASSAY OF LEAD | $95.20 | $95.20 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS LEAD URINE | $99.12 | $247.80 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS LEAD URINE | $99.12 | $247.80 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Neosho Hospital Neosho · Joplin, MO-KS LEAD BLOOD | $99.12 | $247.80 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Madison Medical Center Fredericktown · Fredericktown, MO LEAD, PEDIATRIC | $99.90 | $111.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville · Kansas City, MO-KS LEAD, URINE 83655 | $111.30 | $159.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Phelps Health Rolla · Rolla, MO LEAD LEVEL | $139.60 | $199.43 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center Lee's Summit · Kansas City, MO-KS LEAD URINE | $278.24 | $278.24 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Belton Regional Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS LEAD URINE | $489.89 | $489.89 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Research Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS LEAD URINE | $499.71 | $499.71 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centerpoint Medical Center Independence · Kansas City, MO-KS LEAD URINE | $741.00 | $741.00 | Sep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 11 | $7.25 | $78.75 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 7 | $27.82 | $84.50 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 5 | $69.55 | $99.12 |
| Springfield, MO | 4 | $34.24 | $54.60 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 2 | $22.10 | $57.55 |
| Columbia, MO | 2 | $33.99 | $53.98 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 2 | $51.00 | $51.00 |
| Albany, MO | 1 | $51.00 | $51.00 |
| Aurora, MO | 1 | $78.65 | $78.65 |
| Bethany, MO | 1 | $36.40 | $36.40 |
| Branson, MO | 1 | $30.85 | $30.85 |
| Cassville, MO | 1 | $78.65 | $78.65 |
| Clinton, MO | 1 | $55.62 | $55.62 |
| Dexter, MO | 1 | $31.85 | $31.85 |
| Fairfax, MO | 1 | $22.40 | $22.40 |
| Fredericktown, MO | 1 | $99.90 | $99.90 |
| Hermann, MO | 1 | $82.80 | $82.80 |
| Kirksville, MO | 1 | $78.38 | $78.38 |
| Lamar, MO | 1 | $43.35 | $43.35 |
| Lousiana, MO | 1 | $48.00 | $48.00 |
| Lebanon, MO | 1 | $43.55 | $43.55 |
| Memphis, MO | 1 | $51.80 | $51.80 |
| Milan, MO | 1 | $41.00 | $41.00 |
| Monett, MO | 1 | $41.45 | $41.45 |
| Marshall, MO | 1 | $92.13 | $92.13 |
| Maryville, MO | 1 | $51.00 | $51.00 |
| Moberly, MO | 1 | $59.34 | $59.34 |
| Nevada, MO | 1 | $57.60 | $57.60 |
| Osage Beach, MO | 1 | $60.30 | $60.30 |
| Perryville, MO | 1 | $54.60 | $54.60 |
| Poplar Bluff, MO | 1 | $8.85 | $8.85 |
| Rolla, MO | 1 | $139.60 | $139.60 |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO | 1 | $12.50 | $12.50 |
| Sedalia, MO | 1 | $24.75 | $24.75 |
| Sikeston, MO | 1 | $4.50 | $4.50 |
| Warrensburg, MO | 1 | $36.70 | $36.70 |
| West Plains, MO | 1 | $78.65 | $78.65 |
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 lead test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lead test explained.
Blood lead test in other states
- Alabama$41.23
- Alaska$77.22
- Arizona$23.07
- Arkansas$29.73
- California$10.13
- Colorado$110.40
- Connecticut$44.81
- Delaware$140.96
- District of Columbia$131.68, 3 hospitals
- Florida$10.88
- Georgia$67.80
- Hawaii$113.00
- Idaho$57.00
- Illinois$53.90
- Indiana$71.26
- Iowa$55.20
- Kansas$52.16
- Kentucky$63.46
- Louisiana$28.22
- Maine$45.00
- Maryland$71.86
- Massachusetts$73.00
- Michigan$7.65
- Minnesota$46.20
- Mississippi$41.37
- Montana$58.90
- Nebraska$66.22
- Nevada$63.00
- New Hampshire$73.45
- New Jersey$13.93
- New Mexico$68.70
- New York$43.81
- North Carolina$35.64
- North Dakota$46.00
- Ohio$48.60
- Oklahoma$47.50
- Oregon$32.50
- Pennsylvania$78.00
- Puerto Rico$51.50
- Rhode Island$54.60
- South Carolina$78.60
- South Dakota$55.57
- Tennessee$36.74
- Texas$46.55
- Utah$102.86
- Vermont$64.26
- Virginia$62.96
- Washington$63.55
- West Virginia$35.95
- Wisconsin$54.94
- Wyoming$55.73
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.