21/100
#2,155 nationally
Saint Joseph Hospital-Elgin
77 N Airlite Street, Elgin, IL 60123 · (847) 695-3200
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Saint Joseph Hospital-Elgin billed $7.57 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
- 7.6x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 33
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in IL
- #98
- 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 20% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 23% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 20% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 28% 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 |
190 | $118,589 | $12,778 | +90% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
110 | $84,562 | $14,830 | +30% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
87 | $31,183 | $2,649 | +60% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
83 | $72,854 | $6,922 | +83% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
54 | $150,650 | $18,164 | +81% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
51 | $21,812 | $2,276 | +86% |
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
49 | $70,661 | $14,592 | +96% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
42 | $55,490 | $10,254 | +28% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
39 | $70,410 | $10,642 | +51% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
39 | $153,708 | $22,588 | +16% |
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 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$77,324 | $5,637 | +120% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$43,563 | $3,162 | +114% |
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
$70,661 | $14,592 | +96% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$118,589 | $12,778 | +90% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$21,812 | $2,276 | +86% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$72,854 | $6,922 | +83% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$150,650 | $18,164 | +81% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,829 | $1,584 | +77% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5154 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,474 | $3,658 | -41% |
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,309 | $5,583 | -36% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
$57,052 | $11,769 | +8% |
|
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
MS-DRG 460 · Inpatient stay |
$160,283 | $24,577 | +11% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$153,708 | $22,588 | +16% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$55,490 | $10,254 | +28% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$71,235 | $12,411 | +29% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$84,562 | $14,830 | +30% |
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.