Scans and imaging CPT 73700 Outpatient

Leg CT scan cost in St. Louis, MO

In St. Louis, MO-IL, 15 hospitals list a cash price for leg CT scan without contrast (hip to foot, any part): from $184.23 to $1,934.10, with a median of $1,296.75. The lowest listed price is at Gateway Regional Medical Center — $1,112.52 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $1,219.08 at 64 hospitals.

Cash prices at 15 facilities across 13 cities for code 73700, 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 Feb 9, 2026.

Lowest$184.23Gateway Regional Medical Center
Median$1,296.75half pay less
Highest$1,934.10in this market
Difference10.5×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.

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Lowest $184.23Highest $2,196.35
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Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Gateway Regional Medical Center lowest Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 CT-LOWER EXT WO $184.23 $307.05 $307.05 40% —
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Touchette Regional Hospital Cahokia Heights, IL · (618) 332-3060 Computed tomography, lower extremity; without contrast material $218.86 $353.00 $110.85–$1,071.00 38% —
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Mercy Hospital Jefferson one side Festus, MO · (636) 933-1000 CT Extremity Lower WO Cont Rt $965.90 $1,486.00 $90.66–$302.64 35% —
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Mercy Hospital Jefferson one side Festus, MO · (636) 933-1000 CT Extremity Lower WO Cont Lt $965.90 $1,486.00 $102.72–$235.61 35% —
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Mercy Hospital South one side Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 CT Extremity Lower WO Cont Rt $1,061.45 $1,633.00 $90.66–$284.51 35% —
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Mercy Hospital South one side Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 CT Extremity Lower WO Cont Lt $1,061.45 $1,633.00 $102.72–$235.61 35% —
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Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton, IL · (618) 635-2200 CT LOWER EXTREMITY WO $1,071.65 $2,143.30 $619.67–$2,959.00 50% Feb 9, 2026
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Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 CT LOWER EXTREMITY W/O DYE $1,080.30 $1,080.30 $90.66–$261.36 — —
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Mercy Hospital Washington one side Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 CT Extremity Lower WO Cont Rt $1,196.65 $1,841.00 $525.00 35% —
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Mercy Hospital Washington one side Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 CT Extremity Lower WO Cont Lt $1,196.65 $1,841.00 $90.66–$284.51 35% —
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Mercy Hospital Lincoln one side Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 CT Extremity Lower WO Cont Lt $1,296.75 $1,995.00 $126.92–$139.62 35% —
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Mercy Hospital Lincoln one side Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 CT Extremity Lower WO Cont Rt $1,296.75 $1,995.00 $525.00 35% —
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Mercy Hospital St Louis one side Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 CT Extremity Lower WO Cont Rt $1,321.45 $2,033.00 $90.66–$284.51 35% —
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Mercy Hospital St Louis one side Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 CT Extremity Lower WO Cont Lt $1,321.45 $2,033.00 $90.66–$284.51 35% —
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St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL · (618) 234-2120 HC CT LOWER EXTRM WO CONT $1,393.20 $1,935.00 $92.49–$1,935.00 28% —
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Anderson Hospital Maryville, IL · (618) 288-5711 CT LOWER EXTREMITY WO $1,431.50 $2,863.00 $99.02–$2,576.70 50% Feb 6, 2026
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St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC CT LOWER EXTRM WO CONT $1,815.12 $2,521.00 $92.49–$2,521.00 28% —
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Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 HC CT LOWER EXTRM WO CONT $1,826.64 $2,537.00 $97.12–$2,537.00 28% —
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St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 HC CT LOWER EXTRM WO CONT $1,881.36 $2,613.00 $215.26–$2,613.00 28% —
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Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 CT LE WO CONTRAST $1,934.10 $2,763.00 $994.68–$3,947.14 30% —
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Mercy Hospital Jefferson both sides Festus, MO · (636) 933-1000 CT Extremity Lower WO Cont Bi $1,448.20 $2,228.00 $475.00–$525.00 35% —
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Mercy Hospital South both sides Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 CT Extremity Lower WO Cont Bi $1,676.35 $2,579.00 $382.00–$525.00 35% —
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Mercy Hospital Washington both sides Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 CT Extremity Lower WO Cont Bi $1,795.30 $2,762.00 $525.00 35% —
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Mercy Hospital St Louis both sides Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 CT Extremity Lower WO Cont Bi $1,982.50 $3,050.00 $261.00 35% —
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Mercy Hospital Lincoln both sides Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 CT Extremity Lower WO Cont Bi $2,196.35 $3,379.00 $219.64–$3,379.00 35% —
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Outpatient: lowest $184.23, median $1,296.75, highest $1,934.10 — a 10.5× difference within the same market.

Both sides : lowest $1,448.20, median $1,795.30, highest $2,196.35 — a 1.5× 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 10 facilities here, median $1,412.35. 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 15 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 it is

A leg CT without contrast makes cross-section pictures of part of the leg, such as the knee, ankle or foot bones. It is used for complex fractures, planning surgery and when an X-ray is unclear.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the scan and any contrast dye. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.