St Johns Hospital
800 E Carpenter St, Springfield, IL 62769 · 103 Priced Procedures · 63% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are +9% above the fair benchmark (1.09×) even after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
2-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.09× fair market pricing.
Cash-Arbitrage Bifurcated Pricer
St Johns Hospital maintains elevated commercial insurance contracts (1.09× Fair BaseRate) while offering direct self-pay cash discounts that beat commercial negotiated medians on 43% of procedures. High-deductible and uninsured patients should always request the self-pay cash rate prior to billing.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Bottom-quartile procedures (Q25) price at 0.89× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 43% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- 2-Star CMS clinical rating with 63% patient recommendation (62/100 safety score)
- IRS 501(c)(3) charity care provides free care up to 200% FPL and discounted care up to 400% FPL (60.8% AGB cap)
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Outpatient surgery & OR suites carry a 1.4× markup over Medicare rates
- Captive ER (1.3×) & laboratory (2.6×) services average 1.27× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (1.1×)
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 1.28×) jump +25% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.02×)
- Consolidated metro market (HHI 4,959) 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 St Johns Hospital
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 103 published procedures.
Audit a Bill or Quote at St Johns Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $6,122
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (60.8% of gross = $6,122).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($7,248) Beats Your Bill
St Johns Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $7,248 (vs. $2,152 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $1,453 Fair BaseRate ($1,362 Medicare)
Your bill ($10,067) is $8,614 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($1,453) and 7.4× the $1,362 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Hospital-Specific CMS HCRIS Benchmark (60.8% of gross charges)
Under 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5), a tax-exempt hospital organization may not bill FAP-eligible patients more than Amounts Generally Billed (AGB) to individuals with insurance covering emergency or medically necessary care. Derived from this facility’s reported CMS HCRIS cost-to-charge & insurer allowance filings. Verify your exact Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) determination directly with the billing office.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Healthcare-Associated Infections (CDC NHSN / CMS HAI)
1.00 SIR = National Predicted Baseline (Lower Is Safer)CMS Price Transparency Administrative Enforcement Log
Factual public administrative actions published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding 45 CFR § 180 compliance at St Johns Hospital. Prior administrative notices do not necessarily reflect current compliance status.
- 2026-04-09·cap_corrective_action
CAP Request
Recorded - 2026-01-06·warning_notice
Warning Notice
Recorded
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (349 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 St Johns Hospital.
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.