Occupational therapy evaluation (moderate complexity) cost in Saint Louis, MO

Prices at 6 hospitals in Saint Louis, MO, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $256 — 6% above the US median ($242), roughly 2.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
St Louis Childrens Hospital Saint Louis, MO $187 $220
Missouri Baptist Medical Center Saint Louis, MO $197 $237 ★ 5/5 252 min 14.8%
Christian Hospital Northeast Saint Louis, MO $197 $228 ★ 4/5 223 min 14.7%
Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO $316 $170 ★ 2/5 246 min 15.8%
Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO $365 $172 ★ 4/5 217 min 15.1%
Shriners Hospitals for Children Saint Louis, MO $498 $122

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)
$407
Cash / self-pay
$256
Insurer-negotiated
$196
Medicare pays
$101
$192$432
Median cash $256  ·  Medicare $101  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $256 — about 2.5× the Medicare rate ($101). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($201).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $407 list price could save about $151 (37%).

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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
Katee Antin-Mccarty, OTR/LOccupational Therapist in Private PracticeSaint Louis, MO74
Joan Scacciaferro, OTOccupational Therapist in Private PracticeSaint Louis, MO69
Lynne HoffmanOccupational Therapist in Private PracticeSaint Louis, MO67
Jennifer Lauer, OTOccupational Therapist in Private PracticeSaint Louis, MO54
Kelsey Melsheimer, OTR/LOccupational Therapist in Private PracticeSaint Louis, MO47
Arthur Kern, OTROccupational Therapist in Private PracticeSaint Louis, MO39
Jenny Williams, OTOccupational Therapist in Private PracticeSaint Louis, MO28
Sara Patino, OTR/LOccupational Therapist in Private PracticeSaint Louis, MO27
Sarah Schuman, OTOccupational Therapist in Private PracticeSaint Louis, MO26
Michelle Furman, OTOccupational Therapist in Private PracticeSaint Louis, MO25
Lyndsey Boyer, OTROccupational Therapist in Private PracticeSaint Louis, MO25
Kathleen Dolan, OTOccupational Therapist in Private PracticeSaint Louis, MO22

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