Newborn circumcision cost in St. Louis, MO — inpatient
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 3 hospitals list a cash price for circumcision with a clamp or device and a numbing nerve block, usually newborns as an inpatient: from $279.00 to $5,152.32, with a median of $279.00. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Lincoln and 1 other hospital. Across Missouri, the median is $279.00 at 21 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 54150, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 Circumcision W/Clamp/Oth Dev W/Block | $279.00 | $372.00 | $148.80–$334.80 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities lowest Washington, MO Circumcision W/Clamp/Oth Dev W/Block | $279.00 | $372.00 | $148.80–$316.20 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln lowest Elsberry, MO Circumcision W/Clamp/Oth Dev W/Block | $279.00 | $372.00 | $148.80–$334.80 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln lowest Elsberry, MO Circumcision W/Clamp/Oth Dev W/Block | $279.00 | $372.00 | $148.80–$334.80 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln lowest Elsberry, MO Circumcision W/Clamp/Oth Dev W/Block | $279.00 | $372.00 | $148.80–$334.80 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln lowest Elsberry, MO Circumcision W/Clamp/Oth Dev W/Block | $279.00 | $372.00 | $148.80–$334.80 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC CIRCUMCISION OP | $5,152.32 | $7,156.00 | $1,708.17–$7,156.00 | 28% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $279.00, median $279.00, highest $5,152.32 — a 18.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $279.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 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
This is circumcision done with a clamp or similar device after numbing the penis with a local nerve block. It is most often done in newborn boys, usually before they leave the hospital.
What the price covers
In a hospital, the listed price for this code may be the physician's fee or a facility charge, separate from the newborn's stay. Newborn room charges and the birth itself are billed separately.