Breathing tube insertion (intubation) cost in Saint Louis, MO

Prices at 5 hospitals in Saint Louis, MO, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $730 — 51% above the US median ($482), roughly 5.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Missouri Baptist Medical Center Saint Louis, MO $329 $315 ★ 5/5 252 min 14.8%
St Louis Childrens Hospital Saint Louis, MO $392 $389
Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO $730 $792 ★ 2/5 246 min 15.8%
Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO $857 $567 ★ 4/5 217 min 15.1%
Shriners Hospitals for Children Saint Louis, MO $1,156 $1,983

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)
$1,123
Cash / self-pay
$730
Insurer-negotiated
$567
Medicare pays
$133
$354$1,036
Median cash $730  ·  Medicare $133  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $730 — about 5.5× the Medicare rate ($133). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($266).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,123 list price could save about $393 (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
Randall Speck, M.D.Internal MedicineSaint Louis, MO23
Hanish Sampath KumarCritical Care (Intensivists)Saint Louis, MO21
Michael Plisco, MD, FCCPCritical Care (Intensivists)Saint Louis, MO20
James Bosanquet, MDPulmonary DiseaseSaint Louis, MO19
Michael Cox, MDInternal MedicineSaint Louis, MO19
Ryan Lee, M.DCritical Care (Intensivists)Saint Louis, MO18
Javad Vaziri, D.O.Internal MedicineSaint Louis, MO18
Matthew Treaster, M.D.Emergency MedicineSaint Louis, MO18
Anup Katyal, MDInternal MedicineSaint Louis, MO16
Armin Krvavac, M.D.Critical Care (Intensivists)Saint Louis, MO15
Shawn Kim, DOPulmonary DiseaseSaint Louis, MO14
Alexander Marelich, MDEmergency MedicineSaint Louis, MO13

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