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Short Term Acute Care HospitalVoluntary Non-Profit - Private

St. Catherine Hospital

Community Foundation of Northwest Indiana · East Chicago, IN

4321 Fir Street, East Chicago, IN 46312(219) 392-7004

4 of 5

CMS star rating

144

Beds

5,111

Inpatient discharges a year

$166.8M

Net patient revenue a year

36

In-network payers

About this hospital

St. Catherine Hospital is a 144-bed voluntary non-profit - private hospital in East Chicago, IN, affiliated with Community Foundation of Northwest Indiana. Below you'll find publicly disclosed negotiated rates and facility details, including 36 in-network payers and 334 disclosed rate categories.

  • Disproportionate share hospital
  • 340B participant
  • ACO participant
CCN
150008
NPI
1689776882
Health system
Community Foundation of Northwest Indiana
Teaching
No Medicare-funded residents
County
Lake County
Metro area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MSA
Medicare contractor
Jurisdiction 8, WPS Government Health Administrators (08001)
In Medicare since
1966
Last CMS survey
2014

Prices for common services

The 24 services St. Catherine Hospital most likely performs, ranked by likely volume and what it is paid. Each service names one insurer. * marks hidden insurer names; A, B and C rank the remaining rates from low to high and reset for each service.

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Childbirth · Inpatient

Vaginal delivery, hospital stay

MS-DRG 807

$8,093 - $12,127

from 4 insurers · median $10,126

Cigna$10,062
Insurer A*$8,093
Insurer B*$10,190
Insurer C*$12,127

CMS lists this service as CPT 59400, the obstetrician's global fee. The hospital bills the delivery stay as MS-DRG 807, so these are facility case rates.

Hospital reports obstetrics / child birth services to CMS

Childbirth · Inpatient

Cesarean delivery, hospital stay

MS-DRG 788

$12,258 - $18,488

from 4 insurers · median $14,106

Cigna$13,130
Insurer A*$12,258
Insurer B*$15,082
Insurer C*$18,488

CMS lists this service as CPT 59510, the obstetrician's global fee. The hospital bills the delivery stay as MS-DRG 788, so these are facility case rates.

Hospital reports obstetrics / child birth services to CMS

Medicine & Surgery · Inpatient

Major cardiothoracic procedure with cardiac catheterization and MCC

MS-DRG 216

$126,032 - $178,092

from 4 insurers · median $147,767

Blue Cross$165,788
Insurer A*$126,032
Insurer B*$129,746
Insurer C*$178,092
Medicare $90,833Nearby hospitals $139,0236% above nearby hospitals

Hospital reports cardiac thoracic surgery services to CMS

Childbirth · Inpatient

Vaginal birth after prior cesarean, hospital stay

MS-DRG 807

$8,093 - $12,127

from 4 insurers · median $10,126

Cigna$10,062
Insurer A*$8,093
Insurer B*$10,190
Insurer C*$12,127

CMS lists this service as CPT 59610, the obstetrician's global fee. The hospital bills the delivery stay as MS-DRG 807, so these are facility case rates.

Hospital reports obstetrics / child birth services to CMS

How the insurers pay at St. Catherine Hospital

Median rate as a percent of Medicare across the outpatient services above, and how many services sit above or below the same insurer's median at nearby hospitals. * marks hidden insurer names. These table labels track the same insurers across services; the labels on each service card reset.

InsurerServicesMedian % of MedicareAbove nearbyBelow nearby
Insurer A*24
436%
105
Insurer B*19
340%
113
Insurer C*15
239%
35
Insurer D*20
57%
88

How we chose these services: 2 appear in this hospital's own Medicare claims, 11 are common here based on CMS Medicare volume, and 11 are typical for the service lines it reports to CMS. Rates come from insurer and hospital price transparency files as of October 2026. Rates under a quarter of Medicare or over 20 times Medicare are left out as likely physician-fee rows or file errors. Book a demo to see all 300 CMS shoppable services for St. Catherine Hospital, or start a free trial.

Insurance Accepted

Acceptance varies by plan and service. Confirm coverage with your insurer or the hospital's billing department.

Medicare
Aetna
BCBS
Cigna
United Healthcare (incl Optum, Rocky Mountain, Health Plan of Nevada, Sierra Health)
AmbetterAmeri HealthAspirus Health PlanAvera Health PlansBanner HealthCentene

More about this hospital

  • Quality

    4 of 5 stars

    • 127 min in the ER before going home (US median 148)
    • Medicare readmissions penalty (-0.12%)
    See quality ratings
  • Doctors and services

    Accredited by The Joint Commission

    • No Medicare-funded residents
    • 38 services
    • 469 affiliated clinicians
    See doctors and services
  • Finances

    $166.8M net patient revenue

    • Operating margin on patient care -13.3%
    • $8.7M unreimbursed and uncompensated care
    • $8.9M net income
    See finances
  • Ownership and leadership

    Owned by Community Foundation of Northwest Indiana, Inc

    • Private (not for profit)
    • Leo Correa, chief executive
    • 340B drug pricing program participant
    See ownership and leadership

Tax IDs and NPIs insurers list

The employer identification numbers (EINs) health plans and networks list for St. Catherine Hospital in the in-network rate files they publish, with the organization NPIs billed under each.

Tax ID (EIN)Plans and networks listing itOrganization NPIs
35-1738708St Catherine Hospital INC54Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare (incl Optum, Rocky Mountain, Health Plan of Nevada, Sierra Health), Allied Benefit Systems, Ambetter and 49 more1689776882 St Catherine Hospital Inc1649346537 St Catherine Hospital Inc1396847596 St Catherine Hospital Incand 5 more

Source: PayerPrice analysis of insurers' Transparency in Coverage in-network files. An EIN can cover several hospitals and clinics in a health system, and insurers sometimes list other organizations' NPIs under it.

Location

4321 Fir Street, East Chicago, IN 46312

(219) 392-7004

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Frequently asked questions

About St. Catherine Hospital's rates and hospital price transparency.

How much does a CT scan cost at St. Catherine Hospital?

For CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast (CPT 74177), published negotiated rates at St. Catherine Hospital range from $214 to $809 across 4 insurers. Aetna's rate is $580. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $502. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a colonoscopy cost at St. Catherine Hospital?

For Colonoscopy with polyp removal (CPT 45385), published negotiated rates at St. Catherine Hospital range from $526 to $5,735 across 3 insurers. Blue Cross Blue Shield's rate is $5,735. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $1,099. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does giving birth cost at St. Catherine Hospital?

For Vaginal delivery, hospital stay (MS-DRG 807), published negotiated rates at St. Catherine Hospital range from $8,093 to $12,127 across 4 insurers. Cigna's rate is $10,062. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a mammogram cost at St. Catherine Hospital?

For Screening mammography, bilateral (CPT 77067), published negotiated rates at St. Catherine Hospital range from $204 to $359 across 4 insurers. Aetna's rate is $204. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $231. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does hip or knee replacement cost at St. Catherine Hospital?

For Major lower-extremity joint replacement without MCC (MS-DRG 470), published negotiated rates at St. Catherine Hospital range from $24,823 to $41,679 across 4 insurers. Blue Cross Blue Shield's rate is $33,906. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $29,348. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

What is St. Catherine Hospital's CMS star rating?

St. Catherine Hospital has a CMS overall hospital star rating of 4 out of 5 on Medicare Care Compare (CMS data released 2026-08-13). That is higher than 58% of US hospitals.

Is St. Catherine Hospital a teaching hospital?

CMS reports no Medicare-funded interns or residents at St. Catherine Hospital for fiscal year 2027.

Does Medicare penalize St. Catherine Hospital for readmissions?

Yes. Under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, Medicare cuts St. Catherine Hospital's base inpatient payments by an estimated 0.12% in fiscal year 2027 for more readmissions than expected.

What are the most common Medicare inpatient stays at St. Catherine Hospital?

In 2024, the most common were psychoses (209 discharges), heart failure and shock with mcc (54 discharges), septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc (40 discharges).

What is St. Catherine Hospital's case mix index?

St. Catherine Hospital's Medicare case mix index is 1.64 for fiscal year 2027, higher than 45% of hospitals paid under the inpatient prospective payment system.

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