Prices at 6 hospitals in Saint Louis, MO, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,177 — 12% above the US median ($1,949), roughly 10.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Baptist Medical Center | Saint Louis, MO | $1,266 | $1,568 | ★ 5/5 | 252 min | 14.8% |
| Christian Hospital Northeast | Saint Louis, MO | $1,266 | $1,568 | ★ 4/5 | 223 min | 14.7% |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis | Saint Louis, MO | $1,791 | $369 | ★ 4/5 | 217 min | 15.1% |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | Saint Louis, MO | $2,563 | $283 | — | — | — |
| Mercy Hospital South | Saint Louis, MO | $2,627 | $369 | ★ 2/5 | 246 min | 15.8% |
| St Louis Childrens Hospital | Saint Louis, MO | $3,713 | $4,598 | — | — | — |
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 June 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 $2,177 — about 10.6× the Medicare rate ($205). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($410).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,659 list price could save about $482 (18%).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Smith, MD | Diagnostic Radiology | Saint Louis, MO | 224 |
| Jordan Brown, MD | Diagnostic Radiology | Saint Louis, MO | 124 |
| Devon Divito, MD | Diagnostic Radiology | Saint Louis, MO | 115 |
| Bradley Clark, MD | Diagnostic Radiology | Saint Louis, MO | 103 |
| Vikram Rao, MD | Diagnostic Radiology | Saint Louis, MO | 97 |
| Eric Eutsler, MD | Diagnostic Radiology | Saint Louis, MO | 88 |
| Devin Vaswani, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Saint Louis, MO | 82 |
| Eric Fischer, MD | Diagnostic Radiology | Saint Louis, MO | 82 |
| Devang Desai, MD | Diagnostic Radiology | Saint Louis, MO | 80 |
| Veer Shah, MD | Diagnostic Radiology | Saint Louis, MO | 77 |
| Saman Ibrahim, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Saint Louis, MO | 77 |
| Sirisha Jasti, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Saint Louis, MO | 59 |
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