Deaconess Illinois Crossroads
8 Doctors Park Rd, Mount Vernon, IL 62864 · 129 Priced Procedures · 77% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are 21% below the fair benchmark (0.79×) after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
4-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.79× fair market pricing.
Uniform Value Leader · Low-Cost Across Departments
Deaconess Illinois Crossroads maintains low, disciplined commercial pricing across both routine shoppable procedures (0.7× Medicare, p50 0.82× Fair BaseRate) and emergency/ancillary services (1.0× Medicare, p75 0.94× Fair BaseRate). Both insured and self-pay patients benefit from below-benchmark rates across departments.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Elective shoppable care is priced 21% below peer Fair BaseRate (0.79×)
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 65% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- 4-Star CMS clinical rating with 77% patient recommendation (72/100 safety score)
- Binding Good Faith Estimate rights under 45 CFR § 149.610 protect self-pay patients before scheduling
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Even at low-cost facilities (0.79× Fair BaseRate), out-of-network or unnegotiated chargemaster bills can exceed commercial medians — confirm in-network status or request a self-pay cash quote up front.
- Captive ER (1.0×) & laboratory (1.7×) services average 1.43× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (0.7×)
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 0.94×) jump +15% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 0.82×)
- Consolidated metro market (HHI 9,306) limits in-network hospital competition (Highly Concentrated Monopoly (>2,500))
Pre-scheduled outpatient procedures where patients can comparison-shop.
Emergency, inpatient DRG, lab, and specialty drug lines billed after admission.
Detects median-gaming when upper-quartile codes spike above the p50 median.
Procedure Prices at Deaconess Illinois Crossroads
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 129 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 451 | $25,904 | 0.8× |
| Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 871 | $15,933 | 0.8× |
| Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 470 | $15,828 | 0.8× |
| Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 322 | $14,544 | 0.8× |
| Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 392 | $6,930 | 0.8× |
| C-section delivery (full package) CPT Code: 59510 | $2,690 | 0.9× |
| Vaginal delivery (full package) CPT Code: 59400 | $2,406 | 0.9× |
| Total hip replacement CPT Code: 27130 | $2,155 | 0.2× |
| Total knee replacement CPT Code: 27447 | $2,133 | 0.2× |
| Trauma team activation HCPCS Code: G0390 | $1,379 | 0.9× |
| Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) CPT Code: 47562 | $1,043 | 0.2× |
| Inguinal hernia repair CPT Code: 49505 | $825 | 0.2× |
| Cataract surgery with lens implant CPT Code: 66984 | $798 | 0.3× |
| Bunion correction surgery CPT Code: 28296 | $786 | 0.2× |
| Injection procedure for pain management HCPCS Code: G0260 | $722 | 0.8× |
| Breast lump removal CPT Code: 19120 | $656 | 0.2× |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $573 | 1.2× |
| Sleep study (overnight, in lab) CPT Code: 95810 | $455 | 0.4× |
| Colonoscopy (diagnostic) CPT Code: 45378 | $356 | 0.4× |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $339 | unverified |
| Rabies immune globulin HCPCS Code: 90375 | $280 | 0.9× |
| Colonoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 45380 | $304 | 0.2× |
| Hospital observation (per hour) HCPCS Code: G0378 | $216 | 2.5× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $218 | 0.6× |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $227 | 0.6× |
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Above Standard 400% FPL Financial-Assistance Ceiling
At 274% FPL, you exceed the standard 400% FPL tier, though medical-hardship caps (when bills exceed 10% of annual income) may still apply.
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask Deaconess Illinois Crossroads's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $30,775 Fair BaseRate ($23,504 Medicare)
Your bill ($62,170) is $31,395 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($30,775) and 2.6× the $23,504 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Deaconess Illinois Crossroads as a non-501(c)(3) facility. Federal 26 U.S.C. § 501(r) statutory charity-care caps apply specifically to tax-exempt nonprofit hospitals, though state hospital fair-pricing statutes and prompt-pay self-pay discounts may still apply.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (179 completed HCAHPS patient surveys). Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
2D regional comparison of commercial negotiated price index against CMS clinical quality composite for Deaconess Illinois Crossroads.
Notable Payer Contract Outliers (SVD Matrix Anomalies)
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.