Echocardiogram cost in St. Louis, MO — inpatient
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 8 hospitals list a cash price for echocardiogram through the chest wall, complete, with Doppler as an inpatient: from $1,113.95 to $7,281.59, with a median of $2,374.56. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital St. Louis — $1,260.61 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $2,038.40 at 25 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 8 cities for code 93306, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 16, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital St. Louis lowest Chesterfield, MO ECHO 2-D&M-MODE W/DOPPLER | $1,113.95 | $1,113.95 | $1,113.95 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital St. Louis lowest Chesterfield, MO US 2D ECHO DOPPLER/COLOR FLOW | $1,113.95 | $1,113.95 | $1,113.95 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis 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 |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South Louis, MO US 2D ECHO DOPPLER/COLOR FLOW | $1,650.61 | $1,650.61 | $1,650.61 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South Louis, MO ECHO 2-D&M-MODE W/DOPPLER | $1,650.61 | $1,650.61 | $1,650.61 | — | Mar 16, 2026 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Inpatient: lowest $1,113.95, median $2,374.56, highest $7,281.59 — a 6.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $3,755.70 — 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
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.