Leg vein ultrasound (Doppler) cost in Saint Louis, MO

Prices at 6 hospitals in Saint Louis, MO, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,146 — 49% above the US median ($767), roughly 7.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
St Louis Childrens Hospital Saint Louis, MO $432 $540
Shriners Hospitals for Children Saint Louis, MO $714 $155
Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO $1,101 $512 ★ 4/5 217 min 15.1%
Missouri Baptist Medical Center Saint Louis, MO $1,191 $1,108 ★ 5/5 252 min 14.8%
Christian Hospital Northeast Saint Louis, MO $1,191 $1,118 ★ 4/5 223 min 14.7%
Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO $1,584 $512 ★ 2/5 246 min 15.8%

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)
$1,840
Cash / self-pay
$1,146
Insurer-negotiated
$526
Medicare pays
$150
$573$1,388
Median cash $1,146  ·  Medicare $150  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,146 — about 7.6× the Medicare rate ($150). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($300).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,840 list price could save about $694 (38%).

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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
Patrick Geraghty, MDVascular SurgerySaint Louis, MO784
Luis Sanchez, MDVascular SurgerySaint Louis, MO561
Brian Rubin, MDVascular SurgerySaint Louis, MO471
Brian Peterson, MDVascular SurgerySaint Louis, MO298
Scott Westfall, M.D.Vascular SurgerySaint Louis, MO234
Matthew Breite, M.D.Vascular SurgerySaint Louis, MO234
Brent Allen, MDVascular SurgerySaint Louis, MO218
Ketan Desai, M.D.Vascular SurgerySaint Louis, MO201
Todd Neuberger, MDVascular SurgerySaint Louis, MO194
Gayan De Silva, MDVascular SurgerySaint Louis, MO96
Suchit Patel, M.D.Interventional RadiologySaint Louis, MO94
Wenzel Vas, MDDiagnostic RadiologySaint Louis, MO92

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