Quit-smoking counseling cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 8 hospitals list a cash price for quit-smoking counseling, 3 to 10 minutes: from $11.70 to $76.48, with a median of $18.00. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Jefferson and 2 other hospitals — $6.30 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $21.00 at 27 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 6 cities for code 99406, 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 Hospital Jefferson lowest Festus, MO Smoking Cess > 3min Up to 10 Min Mlp | $11.70 | $18.00 | $11.02–$41.91 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis lowest Saint Louis, MO Smoking Cess > 3min Up to 10 Min Mlp | $11.70 | $18.00 | $36.82–$84.44 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln lowest Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Smoking Cess > 3min Up to 10 Min Mlp | $11.70 | $18.00 | $1.17–$18.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Smoking Cess > 3min Up to 10 Min Pf | $13.65 | $21.00 | $1.37–$21.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO Smoking Cess > 3min Up to 10 Min Pf | $13.65 | $21.00 | $36.82–$84.44 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO Smoking Cess > 3min Up to 10 Min Pf | $13.65 | $21.00 | $36.82–$84.44 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities Washington, MO Tobacco Use Cessation Intermediate 3-10 Minutes | $18.00 | $24.00 | $12.00–$20.40 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Tobacco Use Cessation Intermediate 3-10 Minutes | $18.00 | $24.00 | $12.00–$21.60 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Tobacco Use Cessation Intermediate 3-10 Minutes | $18.00 | $24.00 | $12.00–$21.60 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Tobacco Use Cessation Intermediate 3-10 Minutes | $18.00 | $24.00 | $12.00–$21.60 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Tobacco Use Cessation Intermediate 3-10 Minutes | $18.00 | $24.00 | $12.00–$21.60 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Tobacco Use Cessation Intermediate 3-10 Minutes | $18.00 | $24.00 | $12.00–$21.60 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO Smoking Cess > 3min Up to 10 Min | $32.50 | $50.00 | $10.45–$39.62 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Smoking Cess > 3min Up to 10 Min | $35.10 | $54.00 | $3.51–$54.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO Smoking Cess > 3min Up to 10 Min | $35.10 | $54.00 | $202.00–$248.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Smoking Cess > 3min Up to 10 Min | $44.20 | $68.00 | $202.00–$248.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO Smoking Cess > 3min Up to 10 Min | $49.40 | $76.00 | $10.25–$41.91 | 35% | — source file |
| Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 BEHAV CHG SMOKE U 10 | $76.48 | $127.46 | $127.46 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $11.70, median $18.00, highest $76.48 — a 6.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $18.00. 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 7 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 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
Brief counseling to help quit smoking or vaping.
What the price covers
The price is for one session or evaluation.