Back Problems (severe) cost in Saint Louis, MO

MS-DRG 551 · 5 hospitals in Saint Louis

Charges here run from $33,703 to $88,725 — a difference of $55,022 for the same coded procedure, in the same city.

The typical Missouri hospital charges $59,339.

Hospitals in Saint Louis, cheapest first

Hospital	Charged	Actually paid	Patients
B Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO	$33,703 43% below the state average	$11,502	21
C Missouri Baptist Medical Center Saint Louis, MO	$37,666 37% below the state average	$10,951	19
C Barnes Jewish Hospital Saint Louis, MO	$58,990	$19,351	22
B Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO	$59,688	$13,112	49
D Ssm Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis, MO	$88,725 50% above the state average	$20,597	13

These are the averages each hospital reported to Medicare, not a quote for you. Before treatment, ask each hospital for a written good-faith estimate — you are entitled to one if you are uninsured or paying yourself.