# Catastrophic injury noneconomic damages · Missouri — Medical malpractice noneconomic damages caps by state

For Catastrophic injury noneconomic damages · Missouri, state is Missouri; type of cap is Catastrophic injury noneconomic damages; cap amount is $700,000; inflation adjustment is These caps increase by one and seven-tenths percent on an annual basis effective January first of each year; constitutional status is In force, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Missouri _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of cap:** Catastrophic injury noneconomic damages _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Cap amount:** $700,000 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inflation adjustment:** These caps increase by one and seven-tenths percent on an annual basis effective January first of each year. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Constitutional status:** In force _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statutory citation:** Missouri Revised Statutes § 538.210.1. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Missouri In 2015, Missouri enacted a $400,000 cap on non-economic damages generally and a $700,000 cap on non-economic damages for cases involving catastrophic injury. These caps increase by one and seven-tenths percent on an annual basis effective January first of each year. In 2024, the respective caps were $450,000 and $787,671. These caps apply irrespective of the number of defendants. Missouri Revised Statutes § 538.210.1.

## Source

- https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/mlr-state-laws-chart-I.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-02-27.
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