Cystoscopy cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 11 hospitals list a cash price for cystoscopy, diagnostic look inside the bladder and urethra: from $280.50 to $6,244.43, with a median of $1,186.56. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Lincoln and 1 other hospital — $906.06 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $964.20 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 8 cities for code 52000, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 12, 2026 and Jun 12, 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln lowest Elsberry, MO Cystourethroscopy | $280.50 | $374.00 | $149.60–$336.60 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln lowest Elsberry, MO Cystourethroscopy | $280.50 | $374.00 | $149.60–$336.60 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln lowest Elsberry, MO Cystourethroscopy | $280.50 | $374.00 | $149.60–$336.60 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln lowest Elsberry, MO Cystourethroscopy | $280.50 | $374.00 | $149.60–$336.60 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities lowest Washington, MO Cystourethroscopy | $280.50 | $374.00 | $149.60–$317.90 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln lowest Elsberry, MO Cystourethroscopy | $280.50 | $374.00 | $149.60–$336.60 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO Cystourethroscopy Mlp | $410.80 | $632.00 | $41.08–$568.80 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO Cystourethroscopy Mlp | $410.80 | $632.00 | $69.45–$1,241.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Cystourethroscopy Mlp | $436.15 | $671.00 | $43.62–$671.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO Cystourethroscopy Pf | $482.95 | $743.00 | $48.30–$743.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO Cystourethroscopy Pf | $482.95 | $743.00 | $67.97–$1,140.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Cystourethroscopy Pf | $512.20 | $788.00 | $796.60–$876.26 | 35% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC CYSTOURETHROSCOPY | $1,186.56 | $1,648.00 | $150.00–$1,868.09 | 28% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 CYSTOURETHROSCOPY | $1,249.92 | $1,736.00 | $146.00–$3,290.45 | 28% | — source file |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL HC CYSTOURETHROSCOPY | $1,454.40 | $2,020.00 | $327.00–$2,020.00 | 28% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Cystourethroscopy | $2,769.00 | $4,260.00 | $276.90–$4,260.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 CYSTOURETHROSCOPY | $3,359.68 | $3,359.68 | $69.12–$1,134.70 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO Cystourethroscopy | $3,987.31 | $6,134.33 | $1,047.00–$2,125.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO Cystourethroscopy | $4,785.55 | $7,362.39 | $69.45–$1,264.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO Cystourethroscopy | $6,244.43 | $9,606.82 | $69.45–$1,162.00 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $280.50, median $1,186.56, highest $6,244.43 — a 22.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,186.56. 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 9 of 11 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 it is
Cystoscopy uses a thin scope passed through the urethra to look inside the bladder and urethra. It is used to check for blood in the urine, repeated infections, bladder symptoms or to follow up on bladder cancer.
What the price covers
The listed price usually covers the procedure. The urologist's fee and any sedation may be billed separately, and a biopsy or treatment done during the exam changes the code.