St James Hospital
400 S CLARK ST, Butte, MT 59701
St James Hospital in Butte, MT has an average Medicare payment of $15,131 and a Value Score of C (52/100). Compare prices for 17 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
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About St James Hospital
On the CMS Hospital Compare scale, St James Hospital earns 2 stars, placing it in the lower half of U.S. acute-care hospitals on the combined safety, mortality, and experience measure set. Outcome measures lean negative: more measures rate worse than the federal benchmark than better. The composite outcome score is 40/100.
Cost-wise, St James Hospital is mid-pack: $15,131 average payment across documented procedures, close to the median for U.S. acute-care facilities. Combined cost-and-quality value comes to 52/100 — a middling result, reflecting either average quality at average cost or trade-offs in one direction.
St James Hospital is non-profit — a voluntary-association or church-affiliated facility, which is the majority ownership pattern for U.S. acute-care hospitals. The CMS payment record for St James Hospital lists 17 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Renal Failure with CC, Transient Ischemia, GI Hemorrhage with MCC. The facility operates a 24-hour emergency department.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Hospital Compare quality measures, CMS Inpatient Payment data files.
Procedure Prices
| Procedure (DRG) | Total Payment |
|---|---|
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $9,589 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $5,645 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $10,253 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $5,122 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $24,427 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $9,351 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $5,030 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $9,547 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $40,363 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $9,483 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $10,879 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $9,797 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $37,572 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $22,510 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $19,058 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $17,926 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $10,670 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How St James Hospital Compares
St James Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $15,131, 14% above the Montana state average of $13,252. That is 5% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Respiratory, where the typical payment is $22,953 (34% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (52/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
St James Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
St James Hospital has an average payment of $15,131 across 17 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
St James Hospital has a CMS star rating of 2 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
St James Hospital has a Value Score of C (52/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Voluntary non-profit - Private facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, St James Hospital offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 400 S CLARK ST, Butte, MT 59701. Phone: (406) 723-2500.
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