Lipid (cholesterol) panel cost in Saint Louis, MO

Prices at 6 hospitals in Saint Louis, MO, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $53 — 41% below the US median ($89), roughly 3.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Missouri Baptist Medical Center Saint Louis, MO $32 $32 ★ 5/5 262 min
Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO $48 $18 ★ 4/5 220 min
Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO $48 $18 ★ 2/5 254 min
Christian Hospital Northeast Saint Louis, MO $57 $46 ★ 4/5 217 min
Shriners Hospitals for Children Saint Louis, MO $139 $17
St Louis Childrens Hospital Saint Louis, MO $185 $218

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 September 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)
$85
Cash / self-pay
$53
Insurer-negotiated
$25
Medicare pays
$13
$40$162
Median cash $53  ·  Medicare $13  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $53 — about 3.9× the Medicare rate ($13). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($27).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $85 list price could save about $32 (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
Alan Valente Padua, M.D.Family PracticeSaint Louis, MO875
Clay Semenkovich, MDEndocrinologySaint Louis, MO416
Kevin Konzen, MDInternal MedicineSaint Louis, MO289
Michael Bavlsik, MDInternal MedicineSaint Louis, MO268
Robert Curtin, MDInternal MedicineSaint Louis, MO233
Jonathan Byrd, MDInternal MedicineSaint Louis, MO232
Michael Fedak, M.D.Internal MedicineSaint Louis, MO224
Daina Zhang, MDInternal MedicineSaint Louis, MO208
Bryan Burns, D.O.Internal MedicineSaint Louis, MO197
Michael Berk, MDEndocrinologySaint Louis, MO186
Melissa Murray, MDFamily PracticeSaint Louis, MO185
Kathleen Cizek, M.D.Internal MedicineSaint Louis, MO168

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