Illinois / OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center
CMS certification 140110 · Ottawa, IL
OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center reported 1,068 Medicare inpatient stays across 38 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.27 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Illinois, number 77 of 106 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 4.06×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 152 stays at an average charge of $50,336, 44% below the national average. It also billed 1,463 outpatient services, charging 7.87 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,068
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.27×
- 3Rank in IL (highest ratio = 1) 77 of 106
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 38 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center charged more than the national average in 0 (0%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 152 | $50,336 | -44% | $15,394 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 118 | $32,960 | -42% | $10,449 |
| 885 Psychoses | 92 | $27,256 | -38% | $11,260 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 69 | $41,791 | -41% | $14,462 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 36 | $36,542 | -25% | $9,137 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 34 | $31,671 | -21% | $7,520 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 32 | $28,868 | -43% | $9,750 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 32 | $24,141 | -41% | $7,221 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 30 | $29,016 | -43% | $8,947 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 30 | $35,304 | -52% | $12,816 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 27 | $25,204 | -33% | $6,525 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 23 | $38,168 | -36% | $10,791 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 23 | $34,859 | -54% | $12,169 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 21 | $22,810 | -39% | $7,759 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 21 | $20,410 | -45% | $6,565 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 20 | $33,603 | -49% | $11,460 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 20 | $77,610 | -66% | $30,387 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 18 | $28,439 | -27% | $8,097 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 18 | $67,933 | -33% | $16,039 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 17 | $30,143 | -34% | $7,208 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 16 | $43,320 | -49% | $13,636 |
| 602 Cellulitis with MCC | 16 | $35,288 | -41% | $11,153 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 15 | $28,909 | -52% | $11,652 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 14 | $28,900 | -50% | $10,021 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 14 | $25,574 | -33% | $6,864 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 14 | $37,050 | -24% | $8,116 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 14 | $79,772 | -43% | $21,792 |
| 948 Signs and Symptoms without MCC | 14 | $26,594 | -30% | $6,684 |
| 563 Fracture, Sprain, Strain and Dislocation except Femur, Hip,... | 13 | $22,567 | -47% | $7,287 |
| 660 Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with CC | 13 | $46,345 | -31% | $10,888 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 12 | $32,011 | -29% | $8,109 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 12 | $26,230 | -54% | $9,360 |
| 313 Chest Pain | 12 | $25,116 | -37% | $6,100 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 12 | $88,561 | -5% | $15,022 |
| 191 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with CC | 11 | $26,617 | -33% | $7,114 |
| 388 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with MCC | 11 | $44,347 | -35% | $11,712 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 11 | $88,028 | -14% | $16,752 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 11 | $42,962 | -35% | $11,337 |
Outpatient services
Against the Illinois average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center charged $50,336 on average, 32% less than the Illinois average of $73,987, and was paid $15,394 against a state average of $17,651. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center charged $32,960 on average, 29% less than the Illinois average of $46,293, and was paid $10,449 against a state average of $11,813. For Psychoses (DRG 885), OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center charged $27,256 on average, 12% less than the Illinois average of $30,984, and was paid $11,260 against a state average of $12,483. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center charged $41,791 on average, 30% less than the Illinois average of $59,769, and was paid $14,462 against a state average of $14,404. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $13,985 was 6% below the state average of $14,917. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $18,929 was 12% below the state average of $21,498. For Level 4 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5374), its average charge of $27,189 was 15% above the state average of $23,744. For Level 5 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5375), its average charge of $27,226 was 20% below the state average of $33,825.
Price-transparency record
No action in CMS's price-transparency enforcement list (July 2026) matches this hospital's exact name, city and state. That can mean CMS has not reviewed it, or that it is listed under a different name.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.