Calprotectin test cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 12 hospitals list a cash price for fecal calprotectin (stool inflammation test): from $86.80 to $464.10, with a median of $182.28. The lowest listed price is at Touchette Regional Hospital — $95.48 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $188.60 at 62 hospitals.
- The median here, $182.28, is 20% above the US median of $152.05.
- That is 9.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($19.63).
- St. Louis, MO has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Missouri with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 1 of 12 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 10 cities for code 83993, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Touchette Regional Hospital lowest Cahokia Heights, IL · (618) 332-3060 Calprotectin, fecal File of Apr 13, 2026 · source file | $86.80 | $140.00 | $5.32–$133.00 | 38% |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 ASSAY FOR CALPROTECTIN FECAL File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $92.58 | $92.58 | $16.45–$33.72 | — |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO · (636) 933-1000 Calprotectin Fecal File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $113.75 | $175.00 | $17.67–$44.17 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 Calprotectin Fecal File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $117.65 | $181.00 | $17.67–$33.19 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Calprotectin Fecal File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $164.45 | $253.00 | $17.67–$44.17 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 Calprotectin Fecal File of Jun 4, 2026 · source file | $178.10 | $274.00 | $17.67–$44.17 | 35% |
| Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton, IL · (618) 635-2200 CALPROTECTIN (STOOL) File of Feb 9, 2026 · source file | $186.45 | $372.90 | $96.00–$339.34 | 50% |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Calprotectin Fecal File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $186.55 | $287.00 | $19.63–$27.80 | 35% |
| Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 Q16796 CALPRO STL IA+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $237.45 | $395.75 | $395.75 | 40% |
| Anderson Hospital Maryville, IL · (618) 288-5711 CALPROTECTIN (STOOL) File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $250.50 | $501.00 | $18.35–$450.90 | 50% |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 HC CALPROTECTIN STOOL-90 File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $256.32 | $356.00 | $8.82–$356.00 | 28% |
| Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 CALPROTECTIN FECAL REF File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $464.10 | $663.00 | $238.68–$947.14 | 30% |
Outpatient: lowest $86.80, median $182.28, highest $464.10 — a 5.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $250.50. 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 12 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 calprotectin test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Calprotectin test explained.