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Hospitals in Missouri with the lowest medicare spending per patient

62 Missouri hospitals ranked by medicare spending per patient in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Fitzgibbon Hospital, Mercy Hospital Lebanon, University Health Lakewood Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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62 hospitals ranked in Missouri by medicare spending per patient; 58 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalMedicare spending per patientlower is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterTotal bedsCompare
National average1.003.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min
1Fitzgibbon HospitalMarshall, MO · Acute care0.83, 97th percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile—12.5%, 22nd percentile15.6%, 16th percentile0.97, 46th percentile84 min, 97th percentile60Compare Fitzgibbon Hospital
2Mercy Hospital LebanonLebanon, MO · Acute care0.84, 96th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile—8.5%, 91st percentile14.7%, 68th percentile0.97, 46th percentile151 min, 48th percentile48Compare Mercy Hospital Lebanon
T3University Health Lakewood Medical CenterKansas City, MO · Acute care0.88, 92nd percentile4, 73rd percentile2, 10th percentile——14.4%, 83rd percentile0.96, 51st percentile150 min, 49th percentile304Compare University Health Lakewood Medical Center
T3Bates County Memorial HospitalButler, MO · Acute care0.88, 92nd percentile3, 43rd percentile———15.0%, 46th percentile0.98, 41st percentile95 min, 93rd percentile60Compare Bates County Memorial Hospital
T5Bothwell Regional Health CenterSedalia, MO · Acute care0.90, 88th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile—11.9%, 32nd percentile14.6%, 74th percentile0.92, 67th percentile198 min, 20th percentile108Compare Bothwell Regional Health Center
T5Golden Valley Memorial HospitalClinton, MO · Acute care0.90, 88th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile—11.4%, 41st percentile14.6%, 74th percentile0.97, 46th percentile166 min, 38th percentile65Compare Golden Valley Memorial Hospital
T7Cox Medical Center BransonBranson, MO · Acute care0.91, 86th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.0%, 42nd percentile12.4%, 23rd percentile13.7%, 97th percentile0.98, 41st percentile218 min, 12th percentile157Compare Cox Medical Center Branson
T7Citizens Memorial HospitalBolivar, MO · Acute care0.91, 86th percentile3, 43rd percentile4, 76th percentile12.1%, 38th percentile12.2%, 27th percentile14.6%, 74th percentile0.95, 55th percentile186 min, 26th percentile74Compare Citizens Memorial Hospital
T9SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson CityJefferson City, MO · Acute care0.94, 76th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.4%, 65th percentile13.8%, 9th percentile14.7%, 68th percentile1.42, 3rd percentile168 min, 37th percentile154Compare SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City
T9Mercy Hospital StoddardDexter, MO · Acute care0.94, 76th percentile2, 17th percentile———14.7%, 68th percentile—169 min, 36th percentile50Compare Mercy Hospital Stoddard
T9Moberly Regional Medical CenterMoberly, MO · Acute care0.94, 76th percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile—11.1%, 48th percentile15.2%, 34th percentile0.95, 55th percentile114 min, 79th percentile101Compare Moberly Regional Medical Center
T9Ozarks HealthcareWest Plains, MO · Acute care0.94, 76th percentile2, 17th percentile4, 76th percentile14.0%, 4th percentile14.3%, 6th percentile14.9%, 54th percentile1.49, 2nd percentile182 min, 28th percentile120Compare Ozarks Healthcare
T13Progress West HospitalOfallon, MO · Acute care0.95, 71st percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile11.9%, 46th percentile9.9%, 72nd percentile13.7%, 97th percentile1.02, 31st percentile203 min, 18th percentile76Compare Progress West Hospital
T13Texas County Memorial HospitalHouston, MO · Acute care0.95, 71st percentile2, 17th percentile4, 76th percentile—13.1%, 14th percentile15.7%, 13th percentile0.98, 41st percentile123 min, 71st percentile66Compare Texas County Memorial Hospital
T15Barnes-Jewish West County HospitalCreve Coeur, MO · Acute care0.96, 66th percentile5, 94th percentile4, 76th percentile—10.1%, 68th percentile15.4%, 23rd percentile0.77, 95th percentile220 min, 12th percentile113Compare Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
T15Mercy Hospital JeffersonCrystal City, MO · Acute care0.96, 66th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile13.3%, 10th percentile11.1%, 48th percentile14.9%, 54th percentile0.74, 97th percentile202 min, 18th percentile240Compare Mercy Hospital Jefferson
T15Parkland Health CenterFarmington, MO · Acute care0.96, 66th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile11.2%, 71st percentile10.8%, 54th percentile15.3%, 28th percentile0.83, 89th percentile202 min, 18th percentile133Compare Parkland Health Center
T15Lee's Summit Medical CenterLees Summit, MO · Acute care0.96, 66th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.3%, 32nd percentile10.6%, 58th percentile16.2%, 5th percentile0.98, 41st percentile170 min, 35th percentile88Compare Lee's Summit Medical Center
T15St Mary's Medical CenterBlue Springs, MO · Acute care0.96, 66th percentile3, 43rd percentile2, 10th percentile12.8%, 19th percentile10.4%, 62nd percentile17.0%, 1st percentile0.90, 73rd percentile151 min, 48th percentile146Compare St Mary's Medical Center
T20Missouri Baptist Medical CenterSaint Louis, MO · Acute care0.97, 61st percentile5, 94th percentile4, 76th percentile11.6%, 58th percentile8.8%, 88th percentile14.8%, 61st percentile0.71, 98th percentile262 min, 3rd percentile494Compare Missouri Baptist Medical Center
T20Western Missouri Medical CenterWarrensburg, MO · Acute care0.97, 61st percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—12.7%, 19th percentile14.6%, 74th percentile0.97, 46th percentile140 min, 56th percentile104Compare Western Missouri Medical Center
T20Cox Medical CentersSpringfield, MO · Acute care0.97, 61st percentile3, 43rd percentile2, 10th percentile12.3%, 32nd percentile13.4%, 12th percentile14.2%, 89th percentile1.20, 10th percentile219 min, 12th percentile867Compare Cox Medical Centers
T20St Joseph Medical CenterKansas City, MO · Acute care0.97, 61st percentile3, 43rd percentile2, 10th percentile12.6%, 23rd percentile8.8%, 88th percentile14.9%, 54th percentile1.00, 35th percentile124 min, 71st percentile300Compare St Joseph Medical Center
T20Truman Medical Center Hospital HillKansas City, MO · Acute care0.97, 61st percentile3, 43rd percentile2, 10th percentile——15.7%, 13th percentile1.09, 20th percentile224 min, 10th percentile283Compare Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill
T20Nevada Regional Medical CenterNevada, MO · Acute care0.97, 61st percentile—4, 76th percentile——14.7%, 68th percentile0.99, 37th percentile95 min, 93rd percentile71Compare Nevada Regional Medical Center
T26Christian Hospital NortheastSaint Louis, MO · Acute care0.98, 55th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.4%, 65th percentile9.1%, 85th percentile14.7%, 68th percentile0.80, 93rd percentile217 min, 12th percentile475Compare Christian Hospital Northeast
T26Lake Regional Health SystemOsage Beach, MO · Acute care0.98, 55th percentile3, 43rd percentile4, 76th percentile14.6%, 1st percentile15.1%, 3rd percentile15.9%, 9th percentile0.84, 87th percentile170 min, 35th percentile99Compare Lake Regional Health System
T26Freeman Health System - Freeman WestJoplin, MO · Acute care0.98, 55th percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile14.6%, 1st percentile15.1%, 3rd percentile14.5%, 79th percentile1.14, 15th percentile228 min, 9th percentile410Compare Freeman Health System - Freeman West
T26Hannibal Regional HospitalHannibal, MO · Acute care0.98, 55th percentile2, 17th percentile4, 76th percentile10.3%, 92nd percentile11.4%, 41st percentile16.7%, 2nd percentile1.16, 13th percentile145 min, 52nd percentile99Compare Hannibal Regional Hospital
T26Northeast Regional Medical CenterKirksville, MO · Acute care0.98, 55th percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile13.7%, 6th percentile11.7%, 35th percentile14.6%, 74th percentile1.00, 35th percentile150 min, 49th percentile194Compare Northeast Regional Medical Center
T26Phelps County Regional Medical CenterRolla, MO · Acute care0.98, 55th percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile10.9%, 80th percentile13.2%, 13th percentile16.2%, 5th percentile0.89, 75th percentile211 min, 14th percentile240Compare Phelps County Regional Medical Center
T26Cameron Regional Medical CenterCameron, MO · Acute care0.98, 55th percentile1, 3rd percentile3, 39th percentile—17.1%, 1st percentile14.0%, 93rd percentile0.95, 55th percentile108 min, 84th percentile60Compare Cameron Regional Medical Center
T26Mercy Hospital JoplinJoplin, MO · Acute care0.98, 55th percentile1, 3rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.2%, 35th percentile13.9%, 8th percentile15.3%, 28th percentile0.87, 81st percentile226 min, 10th percentile367Compare Mercy Hospital Joplin
T34Mercy Hospital WashingtonWashington, MO · Acute care0.99, 50th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.5%, 62nd percentile10.9%, 52nd percentile14.8%, 61st percentile0.95, 55th percentile159 min, 43rd percentile185Compare Mercy Hospital Washington
T34SSM St Clare Health CenterFenton, MO · Acute care0.99, 50th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile12.6%, 23rd percentile11.5%, 39th percentile14.7%, 68th percentile1.10, 19th percentile200 min, 19th percentile180Compare SSM St Clare Health Center
T34Belton Regional Medical CenterBelton, MO · Acute care0.99, 50th percentile2, 17th percentile2, 10th percentile—14.7%, 5th percentile16.2%, 5th percentile0.89, 75th percentile98 min, 91st percentile71Compare Belton Regional Medical Center
T34Pemiscot County Memorial HospitalHayti, MO · Acute care0.99, 50th percentile————15.5%, 19th percentile0.99, 37th percentile144 min, 53rd percentile—Compare Pemiscot County Memorial Hospital
T38Saint Lukes North HospitalKansas City, MO · Acute care1.00, 44th percentile5, 94th percentile4, 76th percentile10.2%, 93rd percentile10.9%, 52nd percentile13.7%, 97th percentile0.99, 37th percentile179 min, 30th percentile171Compare Saint Lukes North Hospital
T38Boone Hospital CenterColumbia, MO · Acute care1.00, 44th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile13.0%, 15th percentile11.4%, 41st percentile13.6%, 97th percentile0.87, 81st percentile175 min, 32nd percentile394Compare Boone Hospital Center
T38SSM St Joseph Health CenterSaint Charles, MO · Acute care1.00, 44th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.2%, 35th percentile10.1%, 68th percentile15.1%, 40th percentile0.91, 70th percentile157 min, 44th percentile362Compare SSM St Joseph Health Center
T38Missouri Delta Medical CenterSikeston, MO · Acute care1.00, 44th percentile2, 17th percentile2, 10th percentile—11.9%, 32nd percentile15.3%, 28th percentile0.98, 41st percentile202 min, 18th percentile188Compare Missouri Delta Medical Center
T38Poplar Bluff Regional Medical CenterPoplar Bluff, MO · Acute care1.00, 44th percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile13.6%, 7th percentile14.7%, 5th percentile15.8%, 11th percentile0.89, 75th percentile173 min, 34th percentile230Compare Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center
T43Mercy Hospital St LouisSaint Louis, MO · Acute care1.01, 38th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.8%, 49th percentile7.7%, 96th percentile15.1%, 40th percentile0.89, 75th percentile220 min, 12th percentile859Compare Mercy Hospital St Louis
T43St Lukes HospitalChesterfield, MO · Acute care1.01, 38th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile10.2%, 93rd percentile9.2%, 84th percentile14.7%, 68th percentile0.93, 63rd percentile212 min, 14th percentile493Compare St Lukes Hospital
T43Mercy Hospital SpringfieldSpringfield, MO · Acute care1.01, 38th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.8%, 49th percentile11.1%, 48th percentile14.3%, 86th percentile0.77, 95th percentile299 min, 1st percentile866Compare Mercy Hospital Springfield
T43Saint Francis Medical CenterCape Girardeau, MO · Acute care1.01, 38th percentile3, 43rd percentile4, 76th percentile12.2%, 35th percentile16.6%, 1st percentile13.9%, 94th percentile1.14, 15th percentile247 min, 5th percentile308Compare Saint Francis Medical Center
T43University Of Missouri Health CareColumbia, MO · Acute care1.01, 38th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.3%, 68th percentile13.2%, 13th percentile15.2%, 34th percentile0.79, 94th percentile222 min, 11th percentile596Compare University Of Missouri Health Care
T43Mercy Hospital SoutheastCape Girardeau, MO · Acute care1.01, 38th percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile12.1%, 38th percentile15.0%, 3rd percentile15.1%, 40th percentile0.92, 67th percentile169 min, 36th percentile281Compare Mercy Hospital Southeast
T49Barnes Jewish HospitalSaint Louis, MO · Acute care1.02, 33rd percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile12.8%, 19th percentile11.1%, 48th percentile15.3%, 28th percentile0.95, 55th percentile277 min, 2nd percentile1,737Compare Barnes Jewish Hospital
T49Barnes-Jewish St Peters HospitalSaint Peters, MO · Acute care1.02, 33rd percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile10.7%, 85th percentile11.2%, 46th percentile15.3%, 28th percentile0.99, 37th percentile253 min, 5th percentile111Compare Barnes-Jewish St Peters Hospital

About these rankings

Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.

Medicare spending per patient
Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Patient survey star rating
HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Hospital-wide readmission rate
Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
Serious complications
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Time in emergency department
Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
Total beds
Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).