States / Missouri
MO · 67 hospitals · #25 of 51 by charge gap
Hospital prices in Missouri
62 Missouri hospitals reported 105,310 Medicare inpatient stays in 2024. The median hospital charged 3.85 times what it was paid — below the national median of 4.15×, number 25 of 51. The widest gap was at Research Medical Center (11.04×), the narrowest at University Health Truman Medical Center (1.04×). CMS's price-transparency list records 295 enforcement actions involving 122 Missouri hospitals.
- 1Median charge ÷ paid 3.85×
- 2Hospitals reporting 67
- 3Medicare inpatient stays 105,310
- 4Price-transparency actions 295
Most common stays in Missouri
| DRG | Stays | MO avg charge | US avg charge | MO avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with... | 11,126 | $72,886 | $90,297 | $15,808 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 6,883 | $46,468 | $56,380 | $10,539 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 3,169 | $58,162 | $70,592 | $13,151 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 3,051 | $47,966 | $59,757 | $10,821 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 2,287 | $30,270 | $37,821 | $6,812 |
| 885 Psychoses | 2,101 | $30,825 | $44,040 | $12,977 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 1,947 | $32,372 | $40,165 | $6,937 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without... | 1,866 | $39,285 | $49,049 | $8,750 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 1,817 | $33,758 | $40,705 | $7,657 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 1,791 | $38,405 | $48,550 | $8,210 |
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Price-transparency enforcement in Missouri
91 closure notices, 81 warning notices, 72 “met requirements” findings, 50 corrective-action-plan requests, 1 administrative closure — CMS's actions under the hospital price-transparency rule since 2021. See the enforcement page for what each step means.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.