Back Problems (without major complications) cost in Saint Louis, MO

MS-DRG 552 · 6 hospitals in Saint Louis

Charges here run from $20,500 to $51,079 — a difference of $30,579 for the same coded procedure, in the same city.

The typical Missouri hospital charges $30,634.

Hospitals in Saint Louis, cheapest first

Hospital	Charged	Actually paid	Patients
B Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital - St Louis Saint Louis, MO	$20,500 33% below the state average	$10,040	18
B Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO	$21,857 29% below the state average	$7,112	87
C Missouri Baptist Medical Center Saint Louis, MO	$30,192	$6,678	79
B Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO	$30,634	$8,095	111
C Barnes Jewish Hospital Saint Louis, MO	$42,154 38% above the state average	$12,434	62
D Ssm Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis, MO	$51,079 67% above the state average	$13,048	27

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.