Bronchoscopy cost in Saint Louis, MO

Prices at 6 hospitals in Saint Louis, MO, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $7,337 — 241% above the US median ($2,149), roughly 24.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Missouri Baptist Medical Center Saint Louis, MO $4,152 $4,730 ★ 5/5 252 min 14.8%
Shriners Hospitals for Children Saint Louis, MO $4,763 $237
Christian Hospital Northeast Saint Louis, MO $6,622 $5,667 ★ 4/5 223 min 14.7%
St Louis Childrens Hospital Saint Louis, MO $8,053 $2,807
Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO $10,328 $1,711 ★ 2/5 246 min 15.8%
Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO $15,577 $1,711 ★ 4/5 217 min 15.1%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated August 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$12,229
Cash / self-pay
$7,337
Insurer-negotiated
$2,259
Medicare pays
$303
$4,458$12,952
Median cash $7,337  ·  Medicare $303  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $7,337 — about 24.2× the Medicare rate ($303). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($606).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $12,229 list price could save about $4,892 (40%).

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Doctors who perform this in Saint Louis

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Dayton Dmello, MDCritical Care (Intensivists)Saint Louis, MO41
Scott Zuick, MDPulmonary DiseaseSaint Louis, MO36
Ali Sadoughi, MDPulmonary DiseaseSaint Louis, MO31
Chad Witt, MDPulmonary DiseaseSaint Louis, MO28
Rodrigo Vazquez Guillamet, MDPulmonary DiseaseSaint Louis, MO22
Setu PatoliaCritical Care (Intensivists)Saint Louis, MO20
Craig Karpman, MDPulmonary DiseaseSaint Louis, MO16
Kiran Sarikonda, MDPulmonary DiseaseSaint Louis, MO15
Laneshia Tague, MDPulmonary DiseaseSaint Louis, MO12
Patrick Duncan, MDPulmonary DiseaseSaint Louis, MO12
Shiraz Daud, M.D.Pulmonary DiseaseSaint Louis, MO11

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