Ear pressure test (tympanometry) cost in Saint Louis, MO

Prices at 4 hospitals in Saint Louis, MO, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $141 — 113% above the US median ($66), roughly 8.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO $64 $43 ★ 2/5 246 min 15.8%
Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO $102 $45 ★ 4/5 217 min 15.1%
St Louis Childrens Hospital Saint Louis, MO $180 $214
Shriners Hospitals for Children Saint Louis, MO $248 $48

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)
$202
Cash / self-pay
$141
Insurer-negotiated
$47
Medicare pays
$16
$76$227
Median cash $141  ·  Medicare $16  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $141 — about 8.8× the Medicare rate ($16). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($32).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $202 list price could save about $61 (30%).

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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.

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