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Feeding tube placement (PEG) in St. Louis MO

Every commercial insurer rate these hospitals posted, as a dollar amount and as a multiple of the hospital's own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 43246

Hospital · insurer	Rate	× Medicare	Plans
Mercy Hospital Washington median $1,576 · local Medicare $1,922 · file 2026-06-10
Aither Health	$1,576	0.8×	4
Auxiant	$1,576	0.8×	4
Ebms	$1,576	0.8×	1
Edison Health Solutions	$1,576	0.8×	2
Elevance/Anthem/Empire	$2,919	1.5×	12
Healthlink	$1,576	0.8×	1
Hope Trust	$4,325	2.3×	1
Imagine 360	$1,576	0.8×	1
Mercy Benefit Admin	$1,576	0.8×	15
Reflect Health	$1,576	0.8×	1
Show-Me Health Administrators	$1,568	0.8×	2
Yuzu Health	$1,576	0.8×	1
Mercy Hospital St Louis median $1,711 · local Medicare $1,922 · file 2026-06-04
Aither Health	$1,711	0.9×	4
Auxiant	$1,711	0.9×	4
Ebms	$1,711	0.9×	1
Edison Health Solutions	$1,711	0.9×	2
Elevance/Anthem/Empire	$1,715	0.9×	6
Healthlink	$1,711	0.9×	1
Hope Trust	$4,325	2.3×	1
Imagine 360	$1,711	0.9×	1
Mercy Benefit Admin	$1,711	0.9×	15
Reflect Health	$1,711	0.9×	1
Show-Me Health Administrators	$1,702	0.9×	2
Yuzu Health	$1,711	0.9×	1
Mercy Hospital South median $1,711 · local Medicare $1,922 · file 2026-06-10
Aither Health	$1,711	0.9×	4
Auxiant	$1,711	0.9×	4
Ebms	$1,711	0.9×	1
Edison Health Solutions	$1,711	0.9×	2
Elevance/Anthem/Empire	$2,480	1.3×	12
Healthlink	$1,711	0.9×	1
Hope Trust	$4,325	2.3×	1
Imagine 360	$1,711	0.9×	1
Mercy Benefit Admin	$1,711	0.9×	15
Reflect Health	$1,711	0.9×	1
Show-Me Health Administrators	$1,702	0.9×	2
St Johns Mercy Rehab	$2,078	1.1×	1
Yuzu Health	$1,711	0.9×	1
Alton Memorial Hospital median $1,920 · local Medicare $2,056 · file 2025-12-15
Aetna	$2,281	1.1×	5
Cigna	$2,769	1.3×	12
Consociate	$1,850	0.9×	4
Elevance/Anthem/Empire	$1,607	0.8×	12
Humana	$1,920	0.9×	2
Sarah Bush Lincoln	$1,850	0.9×	2
UnitedHealthcare	$1,925	0.9×	2
Missouri Baptist Medical Center median $1,920 · local Medicare $1,922 · file 2025-12-15
Aetna	$2,281	1.2×	5
Cigna	$2,769	1.4×	12
Consociate	$1,850	1.0×	4
Elevance/Anthem/Empire	$1,607	0.8×	12
Humana	$1,920	1.0×	2
Sarah Bush Lincoln	$1,850	1.0×	2
UnitedHealthcare	$1,925	1.0×	2
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital median $1,920 · local Medicare $1,922 · file 2025-12-15
Aetna	$2,281	1.2×	5
Cigna	$2,769	1.4×	12
Consociate	$1,850	1.0×	4
Elevance/Anthem/Empire	$1,607	0.8×	12
Humana	$1,920	1.0×	2
Sarah Bush Lincoln	$1,850	1.0×	2
UnitedHealthcare	$1,925	1.0×	2
Barnes-Jewish St Peters Hospital median $1,925 · local Medicare $1,922 · file 2025-12-15
Aetna	$2,281	1.2×	5
Cigna	$2,769	1.4×	12
Consociate	$1,850	1.0×	4
Elevance/Anthem/Empire	$1,607	0.8×	18
Humana	$1,920	1.0×	2
Sarah Bush Lincoln	$4,587	2.4×	3
UnitedHealthcare	$1,925	1.0×	3
Mercy Hospital Jefferson median $2,423 · local Medicare $1,922 · file 2026-06-10
Elevance/Anthem/Empire	$2,423	1.3×	5
Barnes Jewish Hospital median $2,740 · local Medicare $1,922 · file 2025-12-15
Aetna	$3,209	1.7×	5
Cigna	$4,641	2.4×	12
Consociate	$2,740	1.4×	4
Elevance/Anthem/Empire	$3,050	1.6×	12
Humana	$2,674	1.4×	2
Sarah Bush Lincoln	$2,740	1.4×	2
UnitedHealthcare	$2,643	1.4×	2
Progress West Hospital median $4,587 · local Medicare $1,922 · file 2025-12-15
Cigna	$6,771	3.5×	6
Consociate	$4,587	2.4×	2
Elevance/Anthem/Empire	$1,607	0.8×	6
Humana	$6,690	3.5×	1
Sarah Bush Lincoln	$4,587	2.4×	1

Questions

How much does feeding tube placement (peg) cost with commercial insurance in St. Louis MO?

10 St. Louis MO hospitals post usable commercial rates for CPT 43246, hospital outpatient. The median across hospitals is $1,920; hospital medians range from $1,576 to $4,587. Your cost depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance.