Degenerative Brain & Nerve Disorders Cost in Missouri — Compare All Hospitals
A progressive brain or nerve condition, such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, or ALS, that needs inpatient care. The stay focuses on managing symptoms, adjusting medicines, and planning for safe care after discharge.
State average
$24,220
gross charge · DRG 057
Hospitals
13
with published pricing
Price range
$3,940 – $34,494
low to high
Data notes for Missouri
- The lowest published charge ($3,940 at Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City) is unusually low for an inpatient stay. This may reflect a data-quality issue in the hospital's MRF rather than an actual price — verify directly with the hospital before relying on it.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
Gross charge $3,940Cash pay $2,364 - 2
Saint Luke's East Hospital
Lees Summit, MO
Gross charge $3,940Cash pay $2,364 - 3
Wright Memorial Hospital
Trenton, MO
Gross charge $3,940Cash pay $2,364 - 4
Hedrick Medical Center
Chillicothe, MO
Gross charge $3,940Cash pay $2,364 - 5
Lake Regional Hospital
Osage Beach, MO
Gross charge $29,519Cash pay $11,217 - 6
Mercy Hospital Southeast
Cape Girardeau, MO
Gross charge $32,261Cash pay $20,969 - 7
Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill
Kansas City, MO
Gross charge $32,422Cash pay $17,832 - 8
University Health Lakewood Medical Center
Kansas City, MO
Gross charge $32,422Cash pay $17,832 - 9
Missouri Baptist Medical Center
Saint Louis, MO
Gross charge $34,494Cash pay $20,697Medicare pays (avg) $7,169 - 10
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
Creve Coeur, MO
Gross charge $34,494Cash pay $20,697 - 11
Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital
Saint Peters, MO
Gross charge $34,494Cash pay $20,697 - 12
Progress West Hospital
Ofallon, MO
Gross charge $34,494Cash pay $20,697 - 13
Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital
Sullivan, MO
Gross charge $34,494Cash pay $20,697 - 14
Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph
Saint Joseph, MO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,166 - 15
Northeast Regional Medical Center
Kirksville, MO
Gross charge — - 16
Moberly Regional Medical Center
Moberly, MO
Gross charge — - 17
St. Joseph Medical Center
Kansas City, MO
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,701 - 18
Centerpoint Medical Center (Acute Care)
Independence, MO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,688 - 19
Nkc Health
North Kansas City, MO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,025 - 20
Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center
Poplar Bluff, MO
Gross charge — - 21
University of Missouri Health Care
Columbia, MO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,098 - 22
Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare
Clinton, MO
Gross charge — - 23
Liberty Hospital
Liberty, MO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,364 - 24
Lee's Summit Medical Center
Lees Summit, MO
Gross charge — - 25
St. Mary's Medical Center
Blue Springs, MO
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,824 - 26
Citizens Memorial Hospital
Bolivar, MO
Gross charge — - 27
Belton Regional Medical Center
Belton, MO
Gross charge — - 28
Lafayette Regional Health Center
Lexington, MO
Gross charge — - 29
Cass Regional Medical Center
Harrisonville, MO
Gross charge — - 30
Mosaic Medical Center - Albany
Albany, MO
Gross charge — - 31
Mosaic Medical Center Maryville
Maryville, MO
Gross charge — - 32
Ssm Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City
Jefferson City, MO
Gross charge — - 33
Research Medical Center (Acute Care)
Kansas City, MO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,741 - 34
Boone Hospital Center (Acute Care)
Columbia, MO
Gross charge — - 35
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis
Saint Louis, MO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,637 - 36
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis
Bridgeton, MO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,444 - 37
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital
Saint Louis, MO
Gross charge — - 38
Saint Francis Medical Center
Cape Girardeau, MO
Gross charge — - 39
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis
Lake Saint Louis, MO
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,095
Missouri hospitals price degenerative brain & nerve disorders (Medicare DRG 057) anywhere from $3,940 to $34,494 — a $30,555 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City in Kansas City; the most expensive is Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital in Sullivan. The state average sits at $24,220.
Gross charges are list prices, not what most patients pay. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists degenerative brain & nerve disorders at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
You usually don't choose a hospital during an urgent degenerative brain & nerve disorders admission. This page is for the planning side: patients with chronic conditions weighing their options, caregivers picking ahead of time, or employers comparing in-network facilities. Click any hospital name for its full quality profile — CMS overall star rating, mortality and readmission rates, patient-experience scores. When two nearby hospitals look similar on quality, the one with lower published charges is the safer default for routine medical admissions.
Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Missouri hospitals missing from the list either don't perform degenerative brain & nerve disorders in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 057 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.