Prices at 4 hospitals in Saint Louis, MO, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $6,056 — 462% above the US median ($1,078), roughly 28.1× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | Saint Louis, MO | $4,621 | $905 | — | — | — |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis | Saint Louis, MO | $5,068 | $633 | ★ 4/5 | 217 min | 15.1% |
| Mercy Hospital South | Saint Louis, MO | $7,044 | $1,832 | ★ 2/5 | 246 min | 15.8% |
| St Louis Childrens Hospital | Saint Louis, MO | $7,195 | $686 | — | — | — |
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)
Typical cash price here is $6,056 — about 28.1× the Medicare rate ($216). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($432).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $9,317 list price could save about $3,261 (35%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Bullock, MD | Urology | Saint Louis, MO | 177 |
| Keith Steinbecker, MD | Urology | Saint Louis, MO | 160 |
| Gregory Mclennan, MD | Urology | Saint Louis, MO | 157 |
| Gautum Agarwal, MD | Urology | Saint Louis, MO | 156 |
| Kent Adkins, MD | Urology | Saint Louis, MO | 134 |
| Michael Glamore, M.D. | Urology | Saint Louis, MO | 131 |
| Michael De La Paz, MD | Urology | Saint Louis, MO | 127 |
| Gurdarshan Sandhu, MD | Urology | Saint Louis, MO | 110 |
| Gregory Auffenberg, M.D., M.S. | Urology | Saint Louis, MO | 109 |
| Courtney Shands, MD | Urology | Saint Louis, MO | 102 |
| Jayprakash Patel, MD | Urology | Saint Louis, MO | 102 |
| Jonathan Weese, MD | Urology | Saint Louis, MO | 96 |
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