Breast MRI Cost in Saint Louis, MO (2026)

Prices at 4 hospitals in Saint Louis, MO, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,772 — 11% above the US median ($1,601), roughly 8.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Missouri Baptist Medical Center	Saint Louis, MO	$940	$989	★ 5/5	252 min	14.8%
Christian Hospital Northeast	Saint Louis, MO	$1,133	$1,094	★ 4/5	223 min	14.7%
Mercy Hospital South	Saint Louis, MO	$2,411	$445	★ 2/5	246 min	15.8%
Mercy Hospital St Louis	Saint Louis, MO	$2,552	$444	★ 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 July 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)

$2,799

Cash / self-pay

$1,772

Insurer-negotiated

$717

Medicare pays

$216

$998$2,510

Median cash $1,772 · Medicare $216 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,772 — about 8.2× the Medicare rate ($216). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($433).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,799 list price could save about $1,027 (37%).

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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.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Sadaf Chaudhry, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Saint Louis, MO	109
Phoebe Freer, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Saint Louis, MO	65
Allison Aripoli, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Saint Louis, MO	55
Lisa Mogil, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Saint Louis, MO	51
Arianna Buckley, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Saint Louis, MO	50
Heather Garrett, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Saint Louis, MO	47
Jaimee Mannix, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Saint Louis, MO	45
Sherwin Chiu, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Saint Louis, MO	39
Amy Patel, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Saint Louis, MO	35
Debbie Bennett, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Saint Louis, MO	31
Carrie Morrison, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Saint Louis, MO	31
Christina Doherty, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Saint Louis, MO	30

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