Ankle X-ray (2 views) cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 15 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the ankle, 2 views: from $89.93 to $481.36, with a median of $293.80. The lowest listed price is at Gateway Regional Medical Center — $203.87 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $197.30 at 66 hospitals.
- The median here, $293.80, is 30% above the US median of $225.28.
- That is 3.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
- St. Louis, MO has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Missouri with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 1 of 15 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 13 cities for code 73600, 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.
Lowest$89.93Gateway Regional Medical Center
Median$293.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$481.36in this market
Difference5.4×highest vs lowest
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.
median
Lowest $89.93Highest $601.71
one sideboth sides
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway Regional Medical Center lowest Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 LE-ANKLE 2V CR File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $89.93 | $149.88 | $149.88 | 40% |
| Mercy Hospital South one side Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Xr Ankle 1 View Lt+1 more line at this price File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $120.25 | $185.00 | $172.00–$201.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital South one side Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Xr Ankle 2 Views Right+1 more line at this price File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $130.65 | $201.00 | $37.46–$123.85 | 35% |
| Touchette Regional Hospital Cahokia Heights, IL · (618) 332-3060 Radiologic examination, ankle; 2 views File of Apr 13, 2026 · source file | $166.16 | $268.00 | $10.72–$268.00 | 38% |
| Mercy Hospital Washington one side Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 Xr Ankle 1 View Rt+1 more line at this price File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $170.95 | $263.00 | $37.46–$123.85 | 35% |
| Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton, IL · (618) 635-2200 ANKLE 2 VIEWS File of Feb 9, 2026 · source file | $199.80 | $399.60 | $115.53–$500.00 | 50% |
| Mercy Hospital Washington one side Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 Xr Ankle 2 Views Left+1 more line at this price File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $200.20 | $308.00 | $37.46–$123.85 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis one side Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 Xr Ankle 1 View Lt+1 more line at this price File of Jun 4, 2026 · source file | $217.75 | $335.00 | $37.46–$117.09 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis one side Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 Xr Ankle 2 Views Right+1 more line at this price File of Jun 4, 2026 · source file | $260.00 | $400.00 | $26.00–$400.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln one side Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Xr Ankle 2 Views Left+1 more line at this price File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $269.75 | $415.00 | $50.90–$115.59 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson one side Festus, MO · (636) 933-1000 Xr Ankle 1 View Rt+1 more line at this price File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $293.80 | $452.00 | $85.51–$310.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson one side Festus, MO · (636) 933-1000 Xr Ankle 2 Views Right+1 more line at this price File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $304.20 | $468.00 | $37.46–$123.85 | 35% |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis one side Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 X-RAY OF ANKLE; 2 VIEWS+1 more line at this price File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $310.80 | $310.80 | — | — |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 X-RAY OF ANKLE; 2 VIEWS File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $310.80 | $310.80 | $26.39–$176.10 | — |
| Anderson Hospital Maryville, IL · (618) 288-5711 ANKLE 2 VIEWS File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $322.30 | $644.60 | $28.31–$580.14 | 50% |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 HC XRAY ANKLE (2 V) File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $332.64 | $462.00 | $66.94–$462.00 | 28% |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL · (618) 234-2120 HC XRAY ANKLE (2 V) File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $343.44 | $477.00 | $31.46–$477.00 | 28% |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 HC XRAY ANKLE (2 V) File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $385.92 | $536.00 | $51.11–$536.00 | 28% |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC XRAY ANKLE (2 V) File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $440.64 | $612.00 | $48.67–$612.00 | 28% |
| Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital one side Maryland Heights, MO · (314) 872-6400 XR Ankle 2 Views Left+1 more line at this price File of Apr 24, 2026 · source file | $481.36 | $601.70 | — | 20% |
| Mercy Hospital South both sides Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Xr Ankle 1 View Bilat File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $157.30 | $242.00 | $172.00–$201.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital South both sides Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Xr Ankle 2 Views Bilateral File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $163.15 | $251.00 | $172.00–$201.00 | 35% |
| Gateway Regional Medical Center both sides Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 LE-ANKLE 2VW BI CR File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $167.06 | $278.43 | $278.43 | 40% |
| Mercy Hospital Washington both sides Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 Xr Ankle 1 View Bilat File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $256.75 | $395.00 | $85.51–$108.96 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Washington both sides Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 Xr Ankle 2 Views Bilateral File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $300.30 | $462.00 | $37.46–$123.85 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis both sides Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 Xr Ankle 1 View Bilat File of Jun 4, 2026 · source file | $326.95 | $503.00 | $37.46–$117.09 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis both sides Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 Xr Ankle 2 Views Bilateral File of Jun 4, 2026 · source file | $390.00 | $600.00 | $39.00–$600.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson both sides Festus, MO · (636) 933-1000 Xr Ankle 2 Views Bilateral File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $455.65 | $701.00 | $201.00–$310.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln both sides Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Xr Ankle 2 Views Bilateral File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $473.85 | $729.00 | $50.90–$115.59 | 35% |
| Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital both sides Maryland Heights, MO · (314) 872-6400 XR Ankle 2 Views Bilateral File of Apr 24, 2026 · source file | $601.71 | $752.13 | — | 20% |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $89.93, median $293.80, highest $481.36 — a 5.4× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $157.30, median $326.95, highest $601.71 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.
The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a
price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single
published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $338.04. 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 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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 ankle X-ray (2 views) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Ankle X-ray (2 views) explained.