Prices at 6 hospitals in Saint Louis, MO, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,733 — 9% below the US median ($1,914), roughly 9.1× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Baptist Medical Center | Saint Louis, MO | $1,381 | $989 | ★ 5/5 | 262 min | — |
| Christian Hospital Northeast | Saint Louis, MO | $1,381 | $1,024 | ★ 4/5 | 217 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital South | Saint Louis, MO | $1,496 | $351 | ★ 2/5 | 254 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis | Saint Louis, MO | $1,970 | $351 | ★ 4/5 | 220 min | — |
| St Louis Childrens Hospital | Saint Louis, MO | $3,544 | $3,839 | — | — | — |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | Saint Louis, MO | $7,323 | $266 | — | — | — |
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 October 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 $1,733 — about 9.1× the Medicare rate ($191). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($381).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,667 list price could save about $933 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Osmon, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Saint Louis, MO | 125 |
| Francis Wu, MD | Diagnostic Radiology | Saint Louis, MO | 114 |
| Bradley Clark, MD | Diagnostic Radiology | Saint Louis, MO | 111 |
| Parisa Mazaheri, MD | Diagnostic Radiology | Saint Louis, MO | 100 |
| Daniel Choe, DO | Diagnostic Radiology | Saint Louis, MO | 96 |
| Devin Vaswani, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Saint Louis, MO | 93 |
| Wei Wang, MD | Diagnostic Radiology | Saint Louis, MO | 92 |
| Gerald Palagallo, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Saint Louis, MO | 89 |
| Liang Wang, MD PHD | Diagnostic Radiology | Saint Louis, MO | 88 |
| David Loy, MD | Diagnostic Radiology | Saint Louis, MO | 86 |
| Mina Mousa, MD | Diagnostic Radiology | Saint Louis, MO | 83 |
| Taylor Greenwood, MD | Diagnostic Radiology | Saint Louis, MO | 79 |
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