Illinois / OSF Saint Katharine Medical Center
CMS certification 140012 · Dixon, IL
OSF Saint Katharine Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
OSF Saint Katharine Medical Center reported 391 Medicare inpatient stays across 15 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.8 times what it was paid — mid-range in Illinois, number 65 of 106 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 4.06×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 291, Heart Failure and Shock with MCC: 65 stays at an average charge of $36,101, 36% below the national average. It also billed 886 outpatient services, charging 8.59 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 391
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.8×
- 3Rank in IL (highest ratio = 1) 65 of 106
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 15 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, OSF Saint Katharine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 65 | $36,101 | -36% | $10,185 |
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 58 | $58,906 | -35% | $15,355 |
| 885 Psychoses | 36 | $25,365 | -42% | $11,218 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 35 | $55,527 | -21% | $14,063 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 35 | $41,656 | -30% | $10,489 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 29 | $31,290 | -36% | $8,342 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 17 | $27,388 | -24% | $6,835 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 16 | $53,179 | -30% | $11,182 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 15 | $31,173 | -31% | $8,157 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 15 | $40,451 | -30% | $10,402 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 15 | $24,163 | -35% | $6,641 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 15 | $24,404 | -40% | $7,560 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 15 | $27,946 | -26% | $6,928 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 13 | $98,474 | -2% | $16,389 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 12 | $28,327 | -42% | $7,650 |
Outpatient services
Against the Illinois average
For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), OSF Saint Katharine Medical Center charged $36,101 on average, 22% less than the Illinois average of $46,293, and was paid $10,185 against a state average of $11,813. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), OSF Saint Katharine Medical Center charged $58,906 on average, 20% less than the Illinois average of $73,987, and was paid $15,355 against a state average of $17,651. For Psychoses (DRG 885), OSF Saint Katharine Medical Center charged $25,365 on average, 18% less than the Illinois average of $30,984, and was paid $11,218 against a state average of $12,483. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), OSF Saint Katharine Medical Center charged $55,527 on average, 7% less than the Illinois average of $59,769, and was paid $14,063 against a state average of $14,404. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $19,103 was 11% below the state average of $21,498. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $19,540 was 22% below the state average of $25,004. For Level 3 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5193), its average charge of $72,845 was 7% above the state average of $68,014. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $14,139 was 3% above the state average of $13,666.
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.