Wound debridement Cost in Saint Louis, MO (2026)

Prices at 6 hospitals in Saint Louis, MO, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,386 — 228% above the US median ($727), roughly 12.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Mercy Hospital St Louis	Saint Louis, MO	$936	$467	★ 4/5	217 min	15.1%
Mercy Hospital South	Saint Louis, MO	$1,128	$409	★ 2/5	246 min	15.8%
Missouri Baptist Medical Center	Saint Louis, MO	$2,329	$3,756	★ 5/5	252 min	14.8%
Christian Hospital Northeast	Saint Louis, MO	$2,444	$3,756	★ 4/5	223 min	14.7%
St Louis Childrens Hospital	Saint Louis, MO	$3,620	$838	—	—	—
Shriners Hospitals for Children	Saint Louis, MO	$4,833	$601	—	—	—

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)

$3,977

Cash / self-pay

$2,386

Insurer-negotiated

$719

Medicare pays

$186

$1,032$4,226

Median cash $2,386 · Medicare $186 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $2,386 — about 12.8× the Medicare rate ($186). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($372).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,977 list price could save about $1,591 (40%).

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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.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Maxwell Fohtung	General Surgery	Saint Louis, MO	813
Ricardo Rao, MD	Vascular Surgery	Saint Louis, MO	599
Michael Smith, M.D.	General Surgery	Saint Louis, MO	515
Stephen Sehy, DPM	Podiatry	Saint Louis, MO	457
James Knight, M.D.	Vascular Surgery	Saint Louis, MO	342
Jerry Liddell, DPM	Podiatry	Saint Louis, MO	233
Valinda Allen, MD	Emergency Medicine	Saint Louis, MO	192
Vincent Sollecito, DPM	Podiatry	Saint Louis, MO	173
Mark Ludwig, M.D.	General Surgery	Saint Louis, MO	161
Jay Moradia, DPM	Podiatry	Saint Louis, MO	139
Perry Geistler, DPM	Podiatry	Saint Louis, MO	136
Christine Kuehnel, ACNP	Nurse Practitioner	Saint Louis, MO	130

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