Cystoscopy cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 10 hospitals list a cash price for cystoscopy, diagnostic look inside the bladder and urethra: from $1,186.56 to $6,244.43, with a median of $2,974.25. The lowest listed price is at St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis — $1,787.69 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $1,622.04 at 37 hospitals.
- The median here, $2,974.25, is 154% above the US median of $1,171.50.
- St. Louis, MO ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Missouri by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 10 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 8 cities for code 52000, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis lowest Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC CYSTOURETHROSCOPY File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $1,186.56 | $1,648.00 | $150.00–$1,868.09 | 28% |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 CYSTOURETHROSCOPY File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $1,249.92 | $1,736.00 | $146.00–$3,290.45 | 28% |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL · (618) 234-2120 HC CYSTOURETHROSCOPY File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $1,454.40 | $2,020.00 | $327.00–$2,020.00 | 28% |
| Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 CYSTOURETHROSCOPY File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $1,750.00 | $2,500.00 | $900.00–$3,571.43 | 30% |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Cystourethroscopy File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $2,769.00 | $4,260.00 | $276.90–$4,260.00 | 35% |
| Anderson Hospital Maryville, IL · (618) 288-5711 FLEXIBLE CYSTOSCOPY File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $3,179.50 | $6,359.00 | $724.82–$5,723.10 | 50% |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 CYSTOURETHROSCOPY File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $3,359.68 | $3,359.68 | $69.12–$1,134.70 | — |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 Cystourethroscopy File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $3,987.31 | $6,134.33 | $1,047.00–$2,125.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 Cystourethroscopy File of Jun 4, 2026 · source file | $4,785.55 | $7,362.39 | $69.45–$1,264.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO · (636) 933-1000 Cystourethroscopy File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $6,244.43 | $9,606.82 | $69.45–$1,162.00 | 35% |
Outpatient: lowest $1,186.56, median $2,974.25, highest $6,244.43 — a 5.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,454.40. 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 6 of 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 cystoscopy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Cystoscopy explained.