# Wrongful death noneconomic damages · Missouri — Medical malpractice noneconomic damages caps by state

For Wrongful death noneconomic damages, state is Missouri; cap amount is seven hundred thousand dollars; inflation adjustment is The limitations on awards for noneconomic damages provided for in this section shall be increased by one and seven-tenths percent on an annual basis effective January first of each year; constitutional status is Cap enacted; source does not address validity; statutory citation is 538.210, recorded from its source on 2026-09-21.

- **State:** Missouri _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of cap:** Wrongful death noneconomic damages _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Cap amount:** seven hundred thousand dollars _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inflation adjustment:** The limitations on awards for noneconomic damages provided for in this section shall be increased by one and seven-tenths percent on an annual basis effective January first of each year. _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Constitutional status:** Cap enacted; source does not address validity _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statutory citation:** 538.210 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> (3) In any action against a health care provider for damages for death arising out of the rendering of or the failure to render health care services, no plaintiff shall recover more than seven hundred thousand dollars for noneconomic damages irrespective of the number of defendants.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Inflation adjustment

> The limitations on awards for noneconomic damages provided for in this section shall be increased by one and seven-tenths percent on an annual basis effective January first of each year.

### Statutory citation

> 538.210. No common law cause of action — limitation on noneconomic damages

## Source

- https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=538.210

Last verified: 2026-09-21. Review by: 2027-03-20.
Part of [Medical malpractice noneconomic damages caps by state](https://referencesource.org/state-medical-malpractice-damages-caps/).