63/100
#834 nationally
Alton Memorial Hospital
One Memorial Drive, Alton, IL 62002 · (314) 286-2227
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Alton Memorial Hospital billed $4.09 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 4.1x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 68
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in IL
- #20
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 4/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 54% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 73% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 60% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 78% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
202 | $48,141 | $12,002 | -23% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
152 | $45,438 | $10,981 | +5% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
119 | $53,451 | $14,706 | -18% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
108 | $16,178 | $2,455 | -17% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
94 | $14,448 | $2,970 | -43% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
81 | $13,997 | $1,784 | +23% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
71 | $10,043 | $1,498 | about average |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
66 | $23,131 | $5,207 | -34% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
60 | $47,335 | $14,862 | -14% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
55 | $50,313 | $11,268 | +8% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,493 | $1,418 | +46% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,997 | $1,784 | +23% |
|
COPD (severe)
MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay |
$45,290 | $8,921 | +8% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$50,313 | $11,268 | +8% |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
$35,362 | $7,370 | +7% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 310 · Inpatient stay |
$26,945 | $5,164 | +7% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$45,438 | $10,981 | +5% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,484 | $1,882 | +4% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,625 | $1,758 | -44% |
|
Digestive Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 391 · Inpatient stay |
$29,095 | $9,732 | -43% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
$101,537 | $36,296 | -43% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,448 | $2,970 | -43% |
|
Seizures without Major Complications
MS-DRG 101 · Inpatient stay |
$24,076 | $8,415 | -41% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$31,881 | $9,449 | -38% |
|
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Complications
MS-DRG 092 · Inpatient stay |
$28,332 | $8,415 | -37% |
|
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5155 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$25,340 | $6,325 | -34% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.