Blood type test cost in St. Louis, MO — inpatient
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 7 hospitals list a cash price for blood type test, ABO group only (Rh factor is a separate test) as an inpatient: from $58.43 to $395.56, with a median of $142.56. The lowest listed price is at Gateway Regional Medical Center — $84.13 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $48.10 at 28 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 7 cities for code 86900, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 16, 2026 and Mar 16, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway Regional Medical Center lowest Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 REF BLD TYPING ABO | $58.43 | $97.39 | $97.39 | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital St. Louis Chesterfield, MO BLOOD TYPING ABO | $84.87 | $84.87 | $84.87 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital St. Louis Chesterfield, MO ABO BLOOD TYPING | $84.87 | $84.87 | $84.87 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital St. Louis Chesterfield, MO TYPE & CROSSMATCH | $84.87 | $84.87 | $84.87 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital St. Louis Chesterfield, MO ABO & RH TYPE | $84.87 | $84.87 | $84.87 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital St. Louis Chesterfield, MO PRENATAL PANEL | $84.87 | $84.87 | $84.87 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital St. Louis Chesterfield, MO TYPE AND SCREEN | $84.87 | $84.87 | $84.87 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital St. Louis Chesterfield, MO ABO ONLY | $104.03 | $104.03 | $104.03 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC BLOOD TYPING ABO | $141.12 | $196.00 | $3.11–$356.44 | 28% | — source file |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 BLOOD TYPING SEROLOGIC ABO | $142.56 | $198.00 | $3.27–$356.44 | 28% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 HC BLOOD TYPING ABO | $144.72 | $201.00 | $5.98–$201.00 | 28% | — source file |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL HC BLOOD TYPING ABO | $162.72 | $226.00 | $3.11–$354.24 | 28% | — source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South Louis, MO ABO & RH TYPE | $395.56 | $395.56 | $395.56 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South Louis, MO PRENATAL PANEL | $395.56 | $395.56 | $395.56 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South Louis, MO ABO ONLY | $395.56 | $395.56 | $395.56 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South Louis, MO TYPE AND SCREEN | $395.56 | $395.56 | $395.56 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South Louis, MO BLOOD TYPING ABO | $395.56 | $395.56 | $395.56 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South Louis, MO ABO BLOOD TYPING | $395.56 | $395.56 | $395.56 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South Louis, MO TYPE & CROSSMATCH | $395.56 | $395.56 | $395.56 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $58.43, median $142.56, highest $395.56 — a 6.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $63.05 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 7 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
This test finds your ABO blood group: A, B, AB or O. It is done before transfusions or surgery, during pregnancy, and sometimes just so a person knows their blood type.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the ABO grouping only. The blood draw is often billed separately, and the Rh factor (86901) and antibody screen (86850) are separate codes.