50/100
#1,267 nationally
St John's Episcopal Hospital At South Shore
327 Beach 19Th Street, Far Rockaway, NY 11691 · (718) 869-7000
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, St John's Episcopal Hospital At South Shore billed $2.56 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
- 2.6x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 47
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in NY
- #77
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 1/5
- 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 81% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 38% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 29% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 35% 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 |
301 | $84,459 | $34,334 | +29% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
84 | $23,748 | $3,115 | +22% |
|
Fainting
MS-DRG 312 · Inpatient stay |
81 | $36,688 | $14,896 | about average |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
76 | $53,060 | $19,169 | +35% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
74 | $41,892 | $15,254 | +41% |
|
Sepsis
MS-DRG 870 · Inpatient stay |
55 | $171,595 | $98,528 | -36% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
54 | $61,150 | $22,513 | +26% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
53 | $84,748 | $25,793 | +95% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
51 | $18,770 | $2,652 | +60% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay |
49 | $42,644 | $14,714 | +40% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$84,748 | $25,793 | +95% |
|
COPD (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 192 · Inpatient stay |
$37,892 | $12,009 | +71% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
$90,040 | $25,643 | +70% |
|
Respiratory Infection (with complications)
MS-DRG 178 · Inpatient stay |
$62,889 | $19,360 | +69% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$78,306 | $22,730 | +68% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (with complications)
MS-DRG 309 · Inpatient stay |
$51,175 | $14,839 | +67% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$102,133 | $28,746 | +66% |
|
COPD (with complications)
MS-DRG 191 · Inpatient stay |
$53,375 | $15,817 | +60% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours
MS-DRG 207 · Inpatient stay |
$151,760 | $90,090 | -41% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,107 | $1,573 | -39% |
|
Sepsis
MS-DRG 870 · Inpatient stay |
$171,595 | $98,528 | -36% |
|
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications
MS-DRG 314 · Inpatient stay |
$65,742 | $32,043 | -16% |
|
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96 Hours
MS-DRG 208 · Inpatient stay |
$96,715 | $40,608 | -15% |
|
Chest Pain
MS-DRG 313 · Inpatient stay |
$29,744 | $12,666 | -12% |
|
Seizures without Major Complications
MS-DRG 101 · Inpatient stay |
$37,185 | $15,699 | -9% |
|
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 811 · Inpatient stay |
$51,667 | $23,703 | -8% |
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.