Hip Replacement Surgery Cost in Missouri (2026)
Below-average pricing · Regional price parity: 91.8 · MO
What Drives Pricing Here
Three factors explain most of why hip replacement surgery costs what it does in Missouri.
Regional Price Parity
Missouri's cost-of-living index sits at 91.8 — meaningfully below the national benchmark (100). This directly scales facility and staffing overhead, which flow through to every procedure price.
Specialist Availability
129 facilities perform this procedure in Missouri — competition keeps pricing honest and gives you real leverage to shop quotes.
Vs. National Benchmark
At -8.2% below the national average ($32,000), Missouri is a discount market. Often driven by lower overhead or less metro concentration — quality can still be excellent.
Hip Replacement Surgery in Missouri: What to Know
Considering hip replacement surgery in Missouri? Several facilities offer exceptional care. MU Health Care is a Certified Hip and Knee Replacement Center of Excellence, while Saint Francis Medical Center in southeast Missouri is a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Surgery and was ranked best nationwide for joint replacement excellence by Marshall | Steele. SSM Health DePaul Hospital in St. Louis earned Advanced Certification in Total Hip and Knee Replacement. Boone Health’s orthopedic specialists have performed over 1,500 joint replacements.
For potential savings, explore options like the SUPERPATH® technique in O'Fallon and Chesterfield, aiming for faster recovery and shorter hospital stays. Additionally, outpatient joint replacements at Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) can cost significantly less than hospital-based procedures with comparable outcomes. Verify current pricing directly with providers.
Estimated Cost Breakdown in Missouri
Missouri falls slightly below the national average for hip replacement surgery costs. Here's the typical cost breakdown.
Facility Fee
OR time and hospital staffing
Most significant cost
Surgeon Fee
Expertise and experience level
Implants & Supplies
Post-Op Care
Recovery and aftercare
Anesthesia
Anesthesiologist or CRNA fee
Total Estimated Cost
Missouri all-in range
Financing Options
Many Missouri clinics partner with CareCredit or Alphaeon. A typical 24-month, 0% APR term on $29,376 looks like:
- Soft credit check — no hard pull
- Instant approval decisions
- HSA/FSA eligible for qualifying cases
Based on CMS Medicare data and regional price parities. Learn about our methodology →
Ranges adjusted for Missouri's regional price parity (91.8). See the national percentage breakdown →
Facility Costs in Missouri
Facilities in Missouri offer hip replacement surgery in different settings, each with distinct pricing. These are actual negotiated rates from Medicare claims, not billed charges.
| Facility | City | Negotiated Rate | Medicare | Volume |
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| Mercy Hospital Springfield | Springfield | $5,681 | $4,507 | 300 |
| North Kansas City Hospital | North Kansas City | $6,076 | $4,829 | 266 |
| Barnes Jewish Hospital | Saint Louis | $6,093 | $4,828 | 259 |
| Cox Medical Centers | Springfield | $5,666 | $4,490 | 257 |
| Saint Francis Medical Center | Cape Girardeau | $5,678 | $4,504 | 194 |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis | Saint Louis | $6,099 | $4,828 | 191 |
| Boone Hospital Center | Columbia | $5,888 | $4,687 | 182 |
| St Lukes Hospital | Chesterfield | $6,190 | $4,920 | 165 |
| University Of Missouri Health Care | Columbia | $5,843 | $4,642 | 144 |
| Southeasthealth | Cape Girardeau | $5,723 | $4,543 | 117 |
| Facility | City | Negotiated Rate | Medicare | Volume |
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| Mercy Hospital Springfield | Springfield | $13,958 | $12,618 | 86 |
| Barnes Jewish Hospital | Saint Louis | $20,797 | $16,796 | 77 |
| North Kansas City Hospital | North Kansas City | $13,836 | $12,285 | 77 |
| Mercy Hospital South | Saint Louis | $14,279 | $12,843 | 71 |
| University Of Missouri Health Care | Columbia | $18,127 | $16,629 | 70 |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis | Saint Louis | $22,594 | $20,198 | 64 |
| Cox Medical Centers | Springfield | $14,720 | $13,214 | 64 |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis | Saint Louis | $15,657 | $14,090 | 63 |
| Mosaic Life Care At St Joseph | Saint Joseph | $18,901 | $17,126 | 59 |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West | Joplin | $14,101 | $12,660 | 48 |
Hip Replacement Surgery Cost in Nearby States
Hip Replacement Surgery pricing varies across the region. Here's how Missouri stacks up against its neighbors.
Expert Answers for Missouri Patients
Local regulations, insurance nuance, and surgical standards specific to Missouri.
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How we calculate hip replacement surgery costs in Missouri
Cost estimates combine procedure-specific pricing data with regional cost-of-living and provider-supply adjustments. Primary sources:
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Hospital pricing transparency files — CMS-required machine-readable data published by hospitals under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (effective January 2021). Provides actual negotiated rates between hospitals and insurers.
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HCUP (Healthcare Cost & Utilization Project) — AHRQ's HCUP databases provide nationally-representative procedure cost data by state, payer, and patient demographics.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics — Healthcare Practitioner Occupational Wages — BLS OEWS data on surgeon, anesthesiologist, and surgical staff wages by state, used to model regional labor-cost differences in procedure pricing.
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BEA Regional Price Parities (RPP) — U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis state-level price-level indices, used to adjust national procedure averages for Missouri's cost-of-living relative to the national mean.
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FAIR Health Consumer Cost Lookup — the FAIR Health database aggregates billed and allowed amounts from over 36 billion claim records, providing a check on procedure-cost ranges by ZIP code.
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Medicare Provider Utilization & Payment Data — CMS public-use files on Medicare-allowed amounts and submitted charges by HCPCS/CPT code and state, used as a baseline for procedure-cost ranges.
Estimates are illustrative and reflect typical pricing ranges; actual costs depend on insurance coverage, surgical complexity, anesthesia type, hospital vs. ambulatory setting, and individual patient factors. Always confirm pricing directly with providers and your insurance carrier. See our methodology page for full calculation details.