Echocardiogram cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 11 hospitals list a cash price for echocardiogram through the chest wall, complete, with Doppler: from $1,431.36 to $7,281.59, with a median of $3,755.70. The lowest listed price is at St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis — $2,324.34 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $2,038.40 at 25 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 10 cities for code 93306, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 24, 2026 and Apr 24, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis lowest Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC ECHO/CARDIAC DOP/COLOR FLOW | $1,431.36 | $1,988.00 | $375.32–$1,988.00 | 28% | — source file |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 HC ECHO/CARDIAC DOP/COLOR FLOW | $1,915.20 | $2,660.00 | $394.09–$2,660.00 | 28% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Echo 2d W/M-Mode & Dopp Comp | $2,245.10 | $3,454.00 | $224.51–$3,454.00 | 35% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 HC ECHO/CARDIAC DOP/COLOR FLOW | $2,833.92 | $3,936.00 | $787.20–$3,936.00 | 28% | — source file |
| Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital Maryland Heights, MO · (314) 872-6400 Transthoracic ECG, 2D, M-mode color flow doppler | $3,190.00 | $3,987.50 | — | 20% | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO Echo 2d W/M-Mode & Dopp Comp | $3,755.70 | $5,778.00 | $536.90–$1,231.42 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO Echo 2d W/M-Mode & Dopp Comp | $3,894.80 | $5,992.00 | $389.48–$5,992.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Echo 2d W/M-Mode & Dopp Comp | $4,057.95 | $6,243.00 | $536.90–$1,231.42 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO Echo 2d W/M-Mode & Dopp Comp | $4,692.35 | $7,219.00 | $469.24–$6,497.10 | 35% | — source file |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL HC ECHO/CARDIAC DOP/COLOR FLOW | $5,824.80 | $8,090.00 | $375.32–$8,090.00 | 28% | — source file |
| Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 NI-TTE 2D W DOPP | $7,281.59 | $12,135.98 | $12,135.98 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,431.36, median $3,755.70, highest $7,281.59 — a 5.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $2,374.56. 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 8 of 10 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
An echocardiogram is an ultrasound of the heart done with a probe on the chest. It shows the size and pumping strength of the heart and how the valves work, and the Doppler part measures blood flow. It is ordered for heart murmurs, shortness of breath, swelling or known heart disease.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the complete exam done by a sonographer. The cardiologist's interpretation is often billed separately, and a contrast agent, when used, may add a charge.