68/100
#707 nationally
Saint James Hospital
2500 West Reynolds Street, Pontiac, IL 61764 · (815) 842-2828
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Saint James Hospital billed $2.88 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
- 2.9x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 15
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in IL
- #13
- 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 80% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 47% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 64% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 89% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
85 | $48,086 | $20,130 | -26% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
67 | $20,069 | $2,692 | +3% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
46 | $35,103 | $13,836 | -19% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
32 | $9,653 | $2,230 | -18% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
30 | $10,718 | $1,866 | -9% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
28 | $11,814 | $1,945 | +4% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
22 | $34,015 | $10,504 | -13% |
|
COPD (severe)
MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay |
20 | $34,221 | $11,339 | -18% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
18 | $31,370 | $13,487 | -33% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
15 | $50,102 | $17,094 | -9% |
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 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,814 | $1,945 | +4% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,069 | $2,692 | +3% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,718 | $1,866 | -9% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$50,102 | $17,094 | -9% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$34,015 | $10,504 | -13% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$41,659 | $12,524 | -14% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,653 | $2,230 | -18% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay |
$25,026 | $9,004 | -18% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
$25,259 | $11,987 | -38% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
$33,511 | $15,273 | -37% |
|
Fracture, Sprain, Strain and Dislocation Except Femur, Hip, Pelvis and Thigh without
MS-DRG 563 · Inpatient stay |
$24,158 | $9,206 | -34% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$31,370 | $13,487 | -33% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$48,086 | $20,130 | -26% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$35,103 | $13,836 | -19% |
|
COPD (severe)
MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay |
$34,221 | $11,339 | -18% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay |
$25,026 | $9,004 | -18% |
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.