Returning patient visit, 30 min cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 15 hospitals list a cash price for returning patient office visit, moderate complexity or 30+ minutes: from $53.90 to $446.40, with a median of $210.60. The lowest listed price is at Carlinville Area Hospital — $156.70 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $180.29 at 52 hospitals.
- The median here, $210.60, is 19% above the US median of $176.84.
- That is 1.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($136.02).
- St. Louis, MO has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Missouri with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 2 of 15 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 13 cities for code 99214, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlinville Area Hospital lowest Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 EST PT VISIT 4 MODERATE MDM -TC File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $53.90 | $77.00 | $27.72–$110.00 | 30% |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Lactation Consult 46-60 Minutes File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $131.30 | $202.00 | $82.58–$189.41 | 35% |
| Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton, IL · (618) 635-2200 ESTABLISH PT LVL 4 DETAILED File of Feb 9, 2026 · source file | $140.75 | $281.50 | $81.39–$256.17 | 50% |
| Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 EVAL & MGMT LEVEL 4 File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $142.35 | $237.25 | $237.25 | 40% |
| Jersey Community Hospital Jerseyville, IL · (618) 498-6402 99214 Office Visit Established Pt. Level 4 File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $145.00 | $145.00 | $60.00–$435.20 | — |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Straight CSF Grant Psychiatry 30 Minutes File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $147.55 | $227.00 | $75.00–$158.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 OP Uc Visit Level IV Est Pt+1 more line at this price File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $177.45 | $273.00 | $17.75–$273.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Level IV Visit Anticoagulation File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $180.05 | $277.00 | $18.01–$277.00 | 35% |
| Anderson Hospital Maryville, IL · (618) 288-5711 ESTABLISH PT LVL 4 DETAILED File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $185.35 | $370.70 | $118.90–$370.69 | 50% |
| Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 URGENT CARE LVL 4 EP File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $187.10 | $311.83 | $311.83 | 40% |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 OP Visit Level IV Est Pt+1 more line at this price File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $192.40 | $296.00 | $19.24–$296.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Est Pt-Level 4 Twoc File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $201.50 | $310.00 | $20.15–$310.00 | 35% |
| Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 OP VISIT LEVEL 4 File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $210.00 | $300.00 | $108.00–$428.57 | 30% |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 Est Pt-Level 4 Twoc+1 more line at this price File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $210.60 | $324.00 | $21.06–$291.60 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 OP Visit Level IV Est Pt+2 more lines at this price File of Jun 4, 2026 · source file | $214.50 | $330.00 | $21.45–$330.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 OP Uc Visit Level IV Est Pt File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $214.50 | $330.00 | $276.00–$288.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 OP Uc Visit Level IV Est Pt+1 more line at this price File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $214.50 | $330.00 | $21.45–$297.00 | 35% |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC CLINIC VISIT COMPLX EST File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $220.32 | $306.00 | $85.68–$306.00 | 28% |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Est Pt-Level 4 Twoc File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $221.65 | $341.00 | $1,445.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO · (636) 933-1000 OP Visit Level IV Est Pt+1 more line at this price File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $228.80 | $352.00 | $22.88–$352.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 Est Pt-Level 4 Twoc File of Jun 4, 2026 · source file | $237.25 | $365.00 | $82.58–$189.41 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 OP Visit Level IV Est Pt Trauma File of Jun 4, 2026 · source file | $241.15 | $371.00 | $82.58–$189.41 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 OP Visit Level IV Est Pt+1 more line at this price File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $285.35 | $439.00 | $81.06–$101.72 | 35% |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 ESTABLISHED PATIENT OFFICE OR OTHER OUTPATIENT VISIT; 30-39 MINUTES File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $292.40 | $292.40 | $84.24–$179.41 | — |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 OFFICE O/P EST MOD 30 MIN File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $336.24 | $467.00 | $93.40–$467.00 | 28% |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL · (618) 234-2120 HC CLINIC VISIT COMPLX EST File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $349.92 | $486.00 | $136.08–$486.00 | 28% |
| Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 EST PT VISIT LEVEL 4 File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $350.00 | $500.00 | $180.00–$714.29 | 30% |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 Lactation Consult 46-60 Minutes File of Jun 4, 2026 · source file | $396.50 | $610.00 | $82.58–$189.41 | 35% |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 OFFICE O/P EST MOD 30 MIN File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $446.40 | $620.00 | $146.00–$620.00 | 28% |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO · (636) 933-1000 Lactation Consult 46-60 Minutes File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $540.15 | $831.00 | $82.58–$189.41 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO · (636) 933-1000 Est Pt-Level 4 Twoc File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $571.35 | $879.00 | $82.58–$189.41 | 35% |
Outpatient: lowest $53.90, median $210.60, highest $446.40 — a 8.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $143.68. 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 14 of 15 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 returning patient visit, 30 min is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Returning patient visit, 30 min explained.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 99214 ($191.05). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton, ILFACILITY E/M FEE LEVEL llll | $18.50 | file |