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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 · insurerRate× MedicarePlans
Mercy Hospital St Louis median $1,715 · local Medicare $1,922 · file 2026-06-04
Elevance/Anthem/Empire$1,7150.9×6
Missouri Baptist Medical Center median $1,925 · local Medicare $1,922 · file 2025-12-15
Aetna$2,2811.2×5
Cigna$2,7691.4×12
Elevance/Anthem/Empire$1,6070.8×12
Humana$1,9201.0×2
UnitedHealthcare$1,9251.0×2
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital median $1,925 · local Medicare $1,922 · file 2025-12-15
Aetna$2,2811.2×5
Cigna$2,7691.4×12
Elevance/Anthem/Empire$1,6070.8×12
Humana$1,9201.0×2
UnitedHealthcare$1,9251.0×2
Barnes-Jewish St Peters Hospital median $1,925 · local Medicare $1,922 · file 2025-12-15
Aetna$2,2811.2×5
Cigna$2,7691.4×12
Elevance/Anthem/Empire$1,6070.8×18
Humana$1,9201.0×2
UnitedHealthcare$1,9251.0×3
Mercy Hospital Jefferson median $2,423 · local Medicare $1,922 · file 2026-06-10
Elevance/Anthem/Empire$2,4231.3×5
Mercy Hospital South median $2,480 · local Medicare $1,922 · file 2026-06-10
Elevance/Anthem/Empire$2,4801.3×12
Barnes Jewish Hospital median $3,050 · local Medicare $1,922 · file 2025-12-15
Aetna$3,2091.7×5
Cigna$4,6412.4×12
Elevance/Anthem/Empire$3,0501.6×12
Humana$2,6741.4×2
UnitedHealthcare$2,6431.4×2

Questions

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

7 St. Louis MO hospitals post usable commercial rates for CPT 43246, hospital outpatient. The median across hospitals is $1,925; hospital medians range from $1,715 to $3,050. Your cost depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance.