Prices at 3 hospitals in Saint Louis, MO, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $355 — 12% above the US median ($317), roughly 1.5× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital St Louis | Saint Louis, MO | $296 | $170 | ★ 4/5 | 217 min | 15.1% |
| Mercy Hospital South | Saint Louis, MO | $355 | $173 | ★ 2/5 | 246 min | 15.8% |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | Saint Louis, MO | $731 | $156 | — | — | — |
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)
Typical cash price here is $355 — about 1.5× the Medicare rate ($237). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($474).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $546 list price could save about $191 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jee Young Han, MD | Neurology | Saint Louis, MO | 203 |
| Courtney Turnbough, MSN, APRN, WHNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner | Saint Louis, MO | 133 |
| Eric Sutphen, MD | Radiation Oncology | Saint Louis, MO | 117 |
| Bryan Meyers, MD | Thoracic Surgery | Saint Louis, MO | 102 |
| Elaine Majerus, MD | Hematology-Oncology | Saint Louis, MO | 102 |
| Paban Saha, MD | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Saint Louis, MO | 98 |
| Daniel Garbin Di Luca, MD | Neurology | Saint Louis, MO | 98 |
| Kurt Eichholz, MD | Neurosurgery | Saint Louis, MO | 94 |
| Vincent Joe, MD | Radiation Oncology | Saint Louis, MO | 88 |
| Felix Fernandez, M.D. | Thoracic Surgery | Saint Louis, MO | 86 |
| Julie Hake, WHNP | Nurse Practitioner | Saint Louis, MO | 84 |
| Joseph Stauber, M.D. | Rheumatology | Saint Louis, MO | 84 |
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