Specialist consultation, moderate complexity or 40+ minutes in St. Louis, MO-IL
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 7 hospitals list a cash price for Specialist consultation, moderate complexity or 40+ minutes: from $133.25 to $514.79, with a median of $219.70. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Jefferson.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 6 cities for code 99244, 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 | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson lowest Festus, MO New/Est Office/OP Cnslt Mod 40-54 Min Mlp | $133.25 | $205.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities dba Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO New/Est Office/OP Cnslt Mod 40-54 Min Mlp | $133.25 | $205.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO New/Est Office/OP Cnslt Mod 40-54 Min Mlp | $133.25 | $205.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO New/Est Office/OP Cnslt Mod 40-54 Min Pf | $157.30 | $242.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO New/Est Office/OP Cnslt Mod 40-54 Min Pf | $157.30 | $242.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities dba Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO New/Est Office/OP Cnslt Mod 40-54 Min Pf | $157.30 | $242.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO New/Est Office/OP Cnslt Mod 40-54 Min | $219.70 | $338.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities dba Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO New/Est Office/OP Cnslt Mod 40-54 Min | $219.70 | $338.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO New/Est Office/OP Cnslt Mod 40-54 Min | $219.70 | $338.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities Washington, MO Office/OP Consltj New/Est Pt Mod Mdm 40 Minutes | $223.50 | $298.00 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Office/OP Consltj New/Est Pt Mod Mdm 40 Minutes | $223.50 | $298.00 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Office/OP Consltj New/Est Pt Mod Mdm 40 Minutes | $223.50 | $298.00 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Office/OP Consltj New/Est Pt Mod Mdm 40 Minutes | $223.50 | $298.00 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Office/OP Consltj New/Est Pt Mod Mdm 40 Minutes | $223.50 | $298.00 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Office/OP Consltj New/Est Pt Mod Mdm 40 Minutes | $223.50 | $298.00 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL HC OFFICE CONSULT NEW/ESTAB PT MOD MED DEC LEVEL 4 - 40 MIN | $373.68 | $519.00 | 28% | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis, MO OFF/OP CNSLTJ NEW/EST MOD 40 | $514.79 | $514.79 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $133.25, median $219.70, highest $514.79 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $223.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
This is an office or outpatient consultation requested by another clinician, with moderate complexity decision making or at least 40 minutes of total time on the visit date under 2023 rules. It is used for more involved problems.
What the price covers
The price covers the specialist's consultation. Tests, procedures and any hospital facility fee are billed separately.