Emergency department visit (level 2) cost in Saint Louis, MO

Prices at 5 hospitals in Saint Louis, MO, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $701 — 100% above the US median ($351), roughly 17.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO $181 $147 ★ 4/5 217 min 15.1%
St Louis Childrens Hospital Saint Louis, MO $618 $671
Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO $701 $691 ★ 2/5 246 min 15.8%
Missouri Baptist Medical Center Saint Louis, MO $1,010 $1,010 ★ 5/5 252 min 14.8%
Christian Hospital Northeast Saint Louis, MO $1,010 $1,010 ★ 4/5 223 min 14.7%

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 June 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)
$1,078
Cash / self-pay
$701
Insurer-negotiated
$691
Medicare pays
$40
$356$1,010
Median cash $701  ·  Medicare $40  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $701 — about 17.3× the Medicare rate ($40). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($81).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,078 list price could save about $377 (35%).

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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
Laura Kleemanklein, NPNurse PractitionerSaint Louis, MO42
Carl Callahan, CNPNurse PractitionerSaint Louis, MO41
Grant Gerdelman, M.D.Emergency MedicineSaint Louis, MO34
Lyndon Hohenkirk, MDFamily PracticeSaint Louis, MO27
Michael Lamb, MDEmergency MedicineSaint Louis, MO25
Kelly Vallar, MDGeneral SurgerySaint Louis, MO22
Philip Gomez, MDEmergency MedicineSaint Louis, MO19
Alexis Levan, PA-CPhysician AssistantSaint Louis, MO16
Steven Lorber, MDEmergency MedicineSaint Louis, MO14
Faqir Ahmad, MDEmergency MedicineSaint Louis, MO12

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