Eye exam, new patient cost in Missouri
In Missouri, 8 hospitals publish a cash price for comprehensive eye exam by an eye doctor, new patient: from $61.22 to $162.40, with a median of $127.98. The lowest price is at Lakewood Medical Center (Kansas City) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 2.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $127.98, is 32% below the US median of $188.51.
- That is 0.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($136.02).
- Missouri ranks 5th of 22 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 92004. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$61.22Lakewood Medical Center + 1 more
Median$127.98half of hospitals charge less
Highest$162.40in Missouri
Lowest saves$66.76vs the median
Hospitals in Missouri, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Medical Center lowest Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS 92004 Eye Exam Comp New Pt EYE | $61.22 | $111.30 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| University Health Truman Medical Center lowest Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS 92004 Eye Exam Comp New Pt EYE | $61.22 | $111.30 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Golden Valley Memorial Hospital Clinton · Clinton, MO NEW PATIENT COMPLETE EXAM OF VISUAL SYSTEM | $102.32 | $170.54 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia · Columbia, MO OPHTH MEDICAL EXAM AND EVAL COMPREHENSIVE NEW PT-OPH | $126.60 | $211.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS Comprehensive Eye Exam New Pt | $129.35 | $199.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield · Springfield, MO Comprehensive Eye Exam New Pt | $129.35 | $199.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark · Springfield, MO Comprehensive Eye Exam New Pt | $129.35 | $199.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Citizens Memorial Hospital Bolivar · Springfield, MO COMPRE OPH EXAM NEW PT 1/> | $162.40 | $203.00 | Mar 25, 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.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
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 | $129.35 | $129.35 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 2 | $61.22 | $61.22 |
| Clinton, MO | 1 | $102.32 | $102.32 |
| Columbia, MO | 1 | $126.60 | $126.60 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 1 | $129.35 | $129.35 |
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 eye exam, new patient is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Eye exam, new patient explained.
Comprehensive eye exam by an eye doctor, new patient in other states
- Alabama$156.52, 3 hospitals
- Alaska$314.38, 2 hospitals
- Arizona$163.38, 3 hospitals
- Arkansas$108.60
- California$245.28
- Colorado$130.15, 2 hospitals
- Connecticut$158.00, 1 hospital
- District of Columbia$280.25, 2 hospitals
- Florida$481.65
- Georgia$207.01
- Idaho$121.00
- Illinois$132.00
- Indiana$388.16, 2 hospitals
- Iowa$233.10, 3 hospitals
- Kentucky$481.97
- Louisiana$73.28
- Maine$112.25, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$208.03
- Michigan$147.54
- Minnesota$130.05
- Mississippi$154.85
- Montana$221.60, 3 hospitals
- Nebraska$78.00, 2 hospitals
- Nevada$432.00, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$175.35, 4 hospitals
- New York$230.00
- North Dakota$121.30, 4 hospitals
- Ohio$256.60
- Oklahoma$287.85, 3 hospitals
- Oregon$159.25, 2 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$152.80
- South Carolina$99.00, 3 hospitals
- South Dakota$321.60
- Tennessee$100.28
- Texas$241.00
- Vermont$185.37, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$58.35, 1 hospital
- Washington$169.40
- West Virginia$170.00
- Wisconsin$130.90
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.