Medical costs in Saint Louis, MO
7 hospitals · 30 procedures tracked
By Elena Vasquez , Medical Billing Research Lead · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
About the analyst
Elena Vasquez leads hospital billing pattern analysis at BillRazor Research. She focuses on identifying overcharges, markup outliers, and patient advocacy strategies. Expertise: hospital billing patterns, overcharge analysis, patient advocacy.
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7 hospitals
Updated 2026-04-03
Compare your charges against 4 CMS benchmark datasets — including the rates shown on this page.
Hospitals in metro
7
Procedures tracked
30
vs national avg
0.76x
Top procedures by average charge in SAINT LOUIS
All tracked procedures
| Procedure | Hospitals | Avg charge | vs national | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 853 | 7 | $169,700 | 0.84x | 4.1x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCCDRG 267 | 6 | $157,723 | 0.73x | 4.3x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCCDRG 981 | 6 | $152,467 | 0.77x | 4.1x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 329 | 7 | $150,191 | 0.75x | 4.2x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES ODRG 246 | 7 | $137,632 | 0.85x | 6x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 673 | 6 | $117,979 | 0.72x | 4.1x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCCDRG 274 | 6 | $100,571 | 0.70x | 4.2x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURSDRG 208 | 6 | $95,649 | 0.76x | 4.6x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCCDRG 286 | 6 | $91,786 | 0.91x | 5.4x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCCDRG 871 | 7 | $69,170 | 0.92x | 4.6x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCCDRG 377 | 7 | $60,279 | 0.76x | 4.5x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCCDRG 177 | 7 | $56,902 | 0.91x | 3.8x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCCDRG 280 | 7 | $56,847 | 0.80x | 4.6x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCCDRG 682 | 7 | $52,188 | 0.87x | 4.2x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCCDRG 698 | 7 | $51,584 | 0.78x | 4.1x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILUREDRG 189 | 7 | $46,027 | 0.85x | 4.9x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCCDRG 640 | 7 | $45,223 | 0.83x | 4.3x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCCDRG 193 | 7 | $43,329 | 0.80x | 4.6x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCCDRG 291 | 7 | $43,207 | 0.86x | 4.5x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCCDRG 391 | 7 | $40,020 | 0.69x | 4.1x |
Rates shown are from the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and CMS IPPS. BillRazor compares your bill against these data sources. See how it works →
Data sources: CMS Hospital Price Transparency files, Medicare IPPS DRG rates, FY 2024. All pricing data publicly available under 45 CFR Part 180.
City-level methodology: Cost indices are computed by comparing the average markup ratio of hospitals in this metro area against the national median. Values above 1.0x indicate higher-than-average charges relative to Medicare.