Wound debridement cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 14 hospitals list a cash price for wound debridement, skin and tissue under it, first 20 sq cm: from $143.50 to $4,210.05, with a median of $828.62. The lowest listed price is at Carlinville Area Hospital — $685.12 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $562.50 at 56 hospitals.
- The median here, $828.62, is 31% above the US median of $631.02.
- That is 2.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- St. Louis, MO ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Missouri by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 14 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 12 cities for code 11042, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 6, 2026 and Jun 10, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlinville Area Hospital lowest Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 DEBRIDEMENT SUBCU TISSUE 20 SQ CM OR LES File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $143.50 | $205.00 | $73.80–$292.86 | 30% |
| Touchette Regional Hospital Cahokia Heights, IL · (618) 332-3060 Debridement, subcutaneous tissue (includes epidermis and dermis, if performed); first 20 sq cm or less File of Apr 13, 2026 · source file | $240.25 | $387.50 | $239.85–$1,311.00 | 38% |
| Jersey Community Hospital Jerseyville, IL · (618) 498-6402 11042 Debridement, subcutaneous tissue first 20 sq cm or less File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $298.00 | $298.00 | $192.81–$253.30 | — |
| Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton, IL · (618) 635-2200 DEBRIDE SKIN SUBQ INT 20CM File of Feb 9, 2026 · source file | $369.40 | $738.80 | $213.60–$672.31 | 50% |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Debrid Subq 1st 20sqcm or Less File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $699.40 | $1,076.00 | $276.00–$288.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 Debride Subq 1st 20sqcm or Less+1 more line at this price File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $699.40 | $1,076.00 | $288.00–$1,106.00 | 35% |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC DEBR SKIN/SUBQ TISS INIT 20 SQ CM FAC File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $812.88 | $1,129.00 | $150.00–$1,129.00 | 28% |
| Anderson Hospital Maryville, IL · (618) 288-5711 DEBRIDE SKIN SUBQ INT 20CM File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $844.35 | $1,688.70 | $422.56–$1,519.83 | 50% |
| Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 DEBRIDE SKIN SBQ TISSUE <=20SQ CM File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $851.20 | $1,216.00 | $437.76–$1,737.14 | 30% |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 Debrid Subq 1st 20sqcm or Less+1 more line at this price File of Jun 4, 2026 · source file | $873.60 | $1,344.00 | $288.00–$1,199.00 | 35% |
| Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 DEB SUB TIS 20 SQ CM File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $911.81 | $1,519.68 | $1,519.68 | 40% |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 HC DEBR SKIN/SUBQ TISS INIT 20 SQ CM FAC File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $917.28 | $1,274.00 | $146.00–$1,274.00 | 28% |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 DBRDMT SUBQ TIS 1ST 20SQCM/< File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $1,759.40 | $1,759.40 | $52.14–$679.20 | — |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL · (618) 234-2120 HC DEBR SKIN/SUBQ TISS INIT 20 SQ CM FAC File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $2,147.76 | $2,983.00 | $327.00–$2,983.00 | 28% |
| Jersey Community Hospital Jerseyville, IL · (618) 498-6402 11042-SQ Tissue Less Than/Equal to 1st 20 sq cm File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $2,797.00 | $2,797.00 | $195.39–$2,377.45 | — |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO · (636) 933-1000 Debrid Subq 1st 20sqcm or Less File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $4,210.05 | $6,477.00 | $3,428.00–$8,893.00 | 35% |
Outpatient: lowest $143.50, median $828.62, highest $4,210.05 — a 29.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $828.62. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 10 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What wound debridement is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Wound debridement explained.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 11042 ($512.05). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville, ILSurgical cleaning of wound - TC | $47.60 | file |