St. Joseph Medical Center prices. From its own published file.

St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, MO publishes its standard charges as required by federal rule. Here's what it lists for common services, and how to check your bill against it.

2,966prices published

Mar 2026file last updated

$3,261cash price for knee arthroscopy (list $11,547)

Common services

Service	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay
Emergency visit, moderate (level 3) `99283`	$272	$1,472	$45.45–$1,472
Emergency visit, high (level 4) `99284`	$415	$2,138	$45.45–$2,138
Emergency visit, highest (level 5) `99285`	$593	$3,256	$45.45–$3,256
Comprehensive metabolic panel `80053`	$10.00	$540	$9.50–$540
Basic metabolic panel `80048`	$8.00	$383	$7.61–$383
Complete blood count (CBC) `85025`	$7.00	$359	$6.60–$359
Blood draw (venipuncture) `36415`	$9.00	$43.60	$8.41–$43.60
Urinalysis `81001`	$3.00	$359	$2.85–$359
Troponin (heart test) `84484`	$12.00	$359	$11.22–$359
EKG tracing `93005`	$58.00	$682	$14.70–$682
Chest X-ray, 2 views `71046`	$86.00	$534	$43.80–$534
CT head without contrast `70450`	$104	$4,171	$59.96–$4,171
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast `74177`	$347	$7,746	$207–$7,746
MRI lower back without contrast `72148`	$237	$4,709	$131–$4,709
Ultrasound, abdomen `76700`	$104	$1,799	$59.96–$1,799
IV push, single drug `96374`	$212	$1,093	$24.42–$1,093
IV fluids, first hour `96360`	$212	$1,093	$49.81–$1,093
Colonoscopy, diagnostic `45378`	$926	$4,491	$777–$7,372
Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy `43239`	$903	$2,438	$731–$2,438
Knee arthroscopy `29881`	$3,261	$11,547	$1,403–$11,547

Cash price: the discounted price for self-pay patients. List price: the hospital's gross charge. Insurers pay: the lowest and highest rates it lists for insurance plans. Source: St. Joseph Medical Center price transparency page.

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