The short answer
Mattresses are priced by size, and the set price beats the parts:
| Item | Flat price |
|---|---|
| Twin | $82 |
| Full / double | $94 |
| Queen | $103 |
| King / Cal King | $114 |
| Box spring, any size | $92 |
| Mattress + box spring set | $143 |
If you have a queen and its box spring, book the set at $143 rather than $103 + $92. Add the bed frame for $68 if it is a standard metal or platform frame, or $126 for a solid, upholstered or storage frame in twin through queen, $152 in king.
Minimum visit is $75, so a single twin at $82 already clears it.
Why mattresses are the worst DIY item in this metro
A mattress is not heavy. It is unmanageable, and Kansas City houses are specifically bad at it.
- Boxed stairwells in the older neighborhoods. Brookside, Waldo, Hyde Park, Volker, the Historic Northeast. A queen box spring is rigid and does not fold. Getting one down a 1920s stairwell with a turn at the landing is a two-person job with a real chance of drywall damage.
- Basement guest rooms. Half the finished basements on the Missouri side hold the old set. Up is harder than down.
- Weather. Strap one to a car roof on a March day when the wind is running across the open ground out toward Olathe and you will find out what a sail is. In August it will absorb whatever the humidity gives it before you get to the facility.
- Acceptance rules. Facilities in the metro treat mattresses differently. Some take them, some handle them separately, some decline. Call before you drive.
Donation: usually no
People assume a used mattress can be donated. Almost no program in the metro will take one. Health rules around used bedding are strict, and donation centers here consistently decline mattresses even in good condition. A bed frame, a dresser, a headboard — those are donatable. The mattress itself is not.
If your set genuinely is nearly new, a private sale is the only realistic route, and you should be honest in the listing. Otherwise, dispose of it properly.
What about the curb?
This is where the two-state, multi-city nature of Kansas City catches people out. The metro is dozens of separate municipalities across the Missouri and Kansas sides, and each one sets its own bulky-item rules. Some run a scheduled program, some require a request, some cap the number of items, some restrict bedding specifically. What your cousin in Lee's Summit does is not necessarily what Overland Park allows.
Check your own city's bulky-pickup page before you set anything out. A mattress left at a Brookside curb outside the allowed window is a code complaint and a soaked eyesore after the first storm.
What the pickup price covers
- Carry-out from any floor. Second-floor bedroom in a Waldo bungalow, basement in Raytown, third-floor apartment in Midtown — same price.
- Bagging or wrapping as needed so it does not shed on the way through your hallway.
- Loading and disposal.
- No stair charge, no long-carry charge, no disposal surcharge.
If you are in an apartment near the Plaza or in downtown Overland Park, tell the leasing office. Some buildings prefer a service elevator booked or a particular door used.
Typical Kansas City bedroom jobs
| Item | Flat price |
|---|---|
| Queen set + standard metal frame | $143 + $68 = $211 |
| Queen set + dresser + nightstand | $143 + $126 + $57 = $326 |
| Two twin mattresses out of a kid's room | $82 + $82 = $164 |
| Bunk bed + two twin mattresses | $123 + $82 + $82 = $287 |
| King set + king solid bed frame | $143 + $152 = $295 |
| Guest room in a finished basement: queen set + chest of drawers + area rug (large) | $143 + $126 + $68 = $337 |
Clearing several bedrooms at once — a downsizing in Prairie Village, a move-out in Lee's Summit — often lands cheaper on the truck-fill ladder instead: $241 quarter, $431 half, $732 full. The quote shows whichever is lower.
Bed bugs, water and mildew
Say so when you book. A suspected bed-bug mattress gets wrapped before it moves so it does not seed the hallway or the truck. It is a normal request, not an awkward one.
The other Kansas City special is the basement that took water. Spring storms here can put an inch across a Waldo or Independence basement floor in an hour, and a mattress stored down there wicks it up and holds it. In August humidity that goes to mildew fast. Do not try to dry it out and keep it — book it out and move on.
Booking it
Pick your size off the list, add the box spring as a set, add the frame if it is going too, and the total is on screen before you confirm. Crews run both sides of the line: Jackson, Clay, Platte and Cass counties in Missouri, Johnson and Wyandotte in Kansas. Same price in Waldo and in Prairie Village.
Frequently asked questions
Should I book the mattress and box spring separately?
No. The set price is $143, which is less than a $103 queen plus a $92 box spring. Book the set.
Can I donate a used mattress in Kansas City?
Realistically, no. Donation centers across the metro decline used bedding. Frames, headboards and dressers are a different story.
Does it cost more to bring one down from a second-floor bedroom?
No. Carry-out from any floor is included. That matters in the older Brookside and Hyde Park houses where the stairwell has a turn in it.
What if the mattress has bed bugs?
Tell us when you book and it will be wrapped before it leaves the room. No extra charge.
Can I put a mattress at the curb instead?
Depends which of the metro's many cities you live in, and several restrict bedding or require a scheduled request. Check your own city's bulky-item page first.
Is a single twin worth booking on its own?
A twin is $82, which clears the $75 minimum. But if there is anything else going, add it while the truck is there.