55/100
#1,116 nationally
St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah
11705 Mercy Boulevard, Savannah, GA 31419 · (912) 819-4100
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah billed $4.96 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
- 5.0x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 105
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in GA
- #25
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 2/5
- 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 35% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 63% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 64% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 75% 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 |
453 | $58,919 | $11,018 | -6% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
377 | $17,647 | $2,282 | -9% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
321 | $20,467 | $2,691 | -19% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
180 | $64,966 | $13,128 | about average |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
180 | $33,749 | $5,295 | -15% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
179 | $80,055 | $15,274 | -4% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
157 | $32,460 | $8,605 | -25% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
131 | $64,324 | $19,464 | -52% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
129 | $37,090 | $9,257 | -45% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
128 | $7,985 | $1,936 | -32% |
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 |
$13,253 | $1,286 | +55% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,763 | $1,188 | +48% |
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
$92,506 | $13,981 | +21% |
|
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Complications
MS-DRG 467 · Inpatient stay |
$142,714 | $21,397 | +10% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
$57,080 | $9,574 | +8% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,102 | $2,636 | +5% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$24,450 | $2,760 | +5% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$64,966 | $13,128 | about average |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without Major Complications
MS-DRG 536 · Inpatient stay |
$14,265 | $5,289 | -57% |
|
Fracture, Sprain, Strain and Dislocation Except Femur, Hip, Pelvis and Thigh without
MS-DRG 563 · Inpatient stay |
$17,667 | $6,137 | -52% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$64,324 | $19,464 | -52% |
|
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5194 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$52,355 | $14,794 | -45% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$37,090 | $9,257 | -45% |
|
Heart Catheter Procedure (without major complications)
MS-DRG 322 · Inpatient stay |
$56,248 | $12,971 | -45% |
|
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 070 · Inpatient stay |
$37,879 | $11,097 | -43% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$29,064 | $8,632 | -40% |
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.