Therapeutic phlebotomy cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 12 hospitals list a cash price for therapeutic phlebotomy (removing blood as treatment): from $107.25 to $430.56, with a median of $159.95. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospitals East Communities and 1 other hospital — $52.70 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $173.55 at 24 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 10 cities for code 99195, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 12, 2026 and Jun 12, 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 Hospitals East Communities lowest Washington, MO Phlebotomy Therapeutic Separate Procedure | $107.25 | $143.00 | $71.50–$121.55 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln lowest Elsberry, MO Phlebotomy Therapeutic Separate Procedure | $107.25 | $143.00 | $71.50–$128.70 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln lowest Elsberry, MO Phlebotomy Therapeutic Separate Procedure | $107.25 | $143.00 | $71.50–$128.70 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln lowest Elsberry, MO Phlebotomy Therapeutic Separate Procedure | $107.25 | $143.00 | $71.50–$128.70 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln lowest Elsberry, MO Phlebotomy Therapeutic Separate Procedure | $107.25 | $143.00 | $71.50–$128.70 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln lowest Elsberry, MO Phlebotomy Therapeutic Separate Procedure | $107.25 | $143.00 | $71.50–$128.70 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO Therapeutic Phlebotomy | $137.80 | $212.00 | $109.89–$767.94 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO Therapeutic Phlebotomy | $137.80 | $212.00 | $87.00–$107.00 | 35% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 PHLEBOTOMY | $138.96 | $193.00 | $38.60–$193.00 | 28% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC THERAPEUTIC PHLEBOTOMY | $159.84 | $222.00 | $62.16–$356.44 | 28% | — source file |
| Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 PHLEBOTOMY THERAPEUT | $160.06 | $266.77 | $266.77 | 40% | — source file |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 HC PHLEBOTOMY THERAPEUTIC | $193.68 | $269.00 | $68.36–$356.44 | 28% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO Therapeutic Phlebotomy | $200.20 | $308.00 | $83.64–$767.94 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Therapeutic Phlebotomy | $201.50 | $310.00 | $153.85–$301.74 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Sp Phlebotomy Therapeutic | $206.70 | $318.00 | $20.67–$318.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO Sp Phlebotomy Therapeutic | $247.00 | $380.00 | $130.73–$299.84 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO Sp Phlebotomy Therapeutic | $252.85 | $389.00 | $109.89–$767.94 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Therapeutic Phlebotomy | $267.15 | $411.00 | $130.73–$299.84 | 35% | — source file |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL PHLEBOTOMY | $430.56 | $598.00 | $65.11–$598.00 | 28% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $107.25, median $159.95, highest $430.56 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $159.84. 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 11 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 it is
Therapeutic phlebotomy removes a unit of blood to treat conditions with too much iron or too many red blood cells, such as hemochromatosis and polycythemia vera.
What the price covers
The price is for one session.