31/100
#1,858 nationally
Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street
420 South Jackson Street, Pottsville, PA 17901 · (570) 621-5102
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street billed $5.80 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
- 5.8x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 41
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in PA
- #83
- 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 27% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 21% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 36% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 53% 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 |
106 | $85,802 | $15,731 | +32% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
82 | $53,424 | $9,897 | +23% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
71 | $34,499 | $2,819 | +81% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
44 | $15,366 | $1,384 | +52% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
40 | $44,019 | $5,058 | +25% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
38 | $62,060 | $13,022 | +13% |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
34 | $31,627 | $7,752 | -4% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
32 | $17,285 | $2,448 | -11% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
31 | $55,321 | $10,249 | +19% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
29 | $117,066 | $14,719 | +46% |
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 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$34,499 | $2,819 | +81% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,893 | $1,822 | +77% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,366 | $1,384 | +52% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
$117,066 | $14,719 | +46% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (with complications)
MS-DRG 309 · Inpatient stay |
$43,986 | $6,320 | +44% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$75,699 | $12,747 | +33% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$85,802 | $15,731 | +32% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,909 | $1,727 | +31% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Complications
MS-DRG 092 · Inpatient stay |
$32,762 | $8,013 | -27% |
|
Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic
MS-DRG 069 · Inpatient stay |
$30,872 | $6,674 | -25% |
|
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 057 · Inpatient stay |
$41,060 | $10,198 | -14% |
|
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5414 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,798 | $2,796 | -13% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
$39,867 | $8,018 | -12% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,285 | $2,448 | -11% |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (severe)
MS-DRG 377 · Inpatient stay |
$63,516 | $13,649 | -11% |
|
Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability
MS-DRG 884 · Inpatient stay |
$46,563 | $12,287 | -7% |
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.