MRI of the ankle without contrast cost in Saint Louis, MO

Prices at 6 hospitals in Saint Louis, MO, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,244 — 19% above the US median ($1,882), roughly 10.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Missouri Baptist Medical Center Saint Louis, MO $1,170 $1,268 ★ 5/5 262 min
Christian Hospital Northeast Saint Louis, MO $1,170 $1,268 ★ 4/5 217 min
Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO $1,925 $423 ★ 2/5 254 min
Shriners Hospitals for Children Saint Louis, MO $2,563 $316
Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO $2,858 $423 ★ 4/5 220 min
St Louis Childrens Hospital Saint Louis, MO $5,043 $4,763

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)
$2,762
Cash / self-pay
$2,244
Insurer-negotiated
$845
Medicare pays
$222
$1,170$3,950
Median cash $2,244  ·  Medicare $222  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $2,244 — about 10.1× the Medicare rate ($222). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($445).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,762 list price could save about $518 (19%).

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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
Devon Divito, MDDiagnostic RadiologySaint Louis, MO97
Devin Vaswani, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologySaint Louis, MO79
Christopher Smith, MDDiagnostic RadiologySaint Louis, MO52
Eric Eutsler, MDDiagnostic RadiologySaint Louis, MO51
Veer Shah, MDDiagnostic RadiologySaint Louis, MO36

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