Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital

1000 N Westmoreland Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045 · (847) 234-5600

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - OtherEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$14what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

$26.3Mnet income, all sources

−4.6%margin on patient care alone

$19.3Mcost of charity care (3.5% of costs)

$22.9Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

140beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending August 2025. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance (charity care) policy; ask for it if a bill is hard to pay.

Hospital stays

Medicare figures are 2024 averages for this hospital; the bars show how much of the bill was actually paid.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

Stay	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Sepsis, with major complications 871	335	$96,389	$18,443
Heart failure, with major complications 291	140	$57,700	$12,036
Lung infection, with major complications 177	124	$83,691	$14,554
Heart catheterization, with major complications 286	91	$123,223	$19,402
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	65	$33,881	$7,699
Sepsis 872	59	$52,081	$9,059
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	58	$56,279	$15,071
Heart catheterization 287	56	$71,080	$10,058
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	55	$53,075	$11,752
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309	53	$36,717	$7,253
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	52	$43,860	$10,064
Lung infection, with complications 178	51	$48,734	$8,594
Skin infection (cellulitis) 603	51	$41,396	$7,863
Urinary tract infection 690	50	$35,296	$7,385
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	48	$39,434	$9,332
Stroke, with major complications 064	44	$83,428	$16,055
Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Malignancy with Cc 543	41	$53,056	$9,433
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	40	$52,208	$8,902
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	39	$218,792	$42,745
Kidney failure, with complications 683	37	$42,579	$7,808
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 699	37	$42,942	$8,953
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 308	34	$53,437	$11,710
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	34	$55,401	$12,132
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	33	$57,756	$9,604
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 391	33	$50,816	$11,322
Hip or knee replacement 470	32	$136,692	$15,525
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Mcc 393	31	$77,266	$18,079
Other circulation problems, with major complications 314	28	$90,960	$18,494
Bowel surgery, with complications 330	27	$136,573	$22,945
Diabetes, with complications 638	25	$47,476	$8,186
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 057	24	$54,965	$13,143
Bronchitis and Asthma with Cc/Mcc 202	24	$52,703	$8,575
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 377	24	$65,562	$15,225
Heart stent 322	23	$125,362	$18,733
Other digestive problems, with complications 394	23	$45,622	$8,434
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders with Mcc 056	22	$98,383	$19,622
Irregular heartbeat 310	22	$33,320	$5,291
Endocrine Disorders with Cc 644	21	$37,669	$9,188
Anemia and blood disorders 812	21	$41,102	$8,123
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Cc 300	20	$51,605	$9,045
Bowel obstruction, with complications 389	20	$35,756	$7,593
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 480	20	$218,248	$28,332
Back problems (no surgery) 552	20	$46,715	$8,711
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Mcc 025	19	$227,613	$36,018
Major Chest Procedures with Cc 164	19	$187,811	$30,518
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	19	$58,471	$14,884
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations Without Cc/Mcc 179	18	$37,478	$6,896
Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Malignancy with Mcc 542	18	$55,560	$14,421
Coagulation Disorders 813	18	$73,821	$13,332
Delirium and other mental confusion 884	18	$40,770	$12,832
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Mcc 091	17	$58,522	$14,500
Pulmonary Embolism Without Mcc 176	17	$44,232	$13,134
COPD, with major complications 190	17	$56,898	$12,516
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 175	16	$71,161	$12,608
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Cc 243	16	$114,702	$27,517
Disorders of the Biliary Tract with Cc 445	16	$76,717	$14,908
Nervous System Neoplasms with Mcc 054	15	$61,838	$12,413
Respiratory failure 189	15	$79,652	$10,922
Pneumonia, with complications 194	15	$41,321	$7,305
Heart Failure and Shock with Cc 292	15	$52,198	$7,554
Fainting 312	15	$48,094	$7,797
Bowel surgery, with major complications 329	15	$226,649	$38,989
Digestive Malignancy with Mcc 374	15	$82,962	$17,934
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481	15	$127,688	$17,249
Cellulitis with Mcc 602	15	$57,332	$14,994
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Procedures with Mcc 673	15	$250,352	$41,291
Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with Mcc 270	14	$205,282	$37,996
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Mcc 388	14	$38,283	$12,450
Gastrointestinal Obstruction Without Cc/Mcc 390	14	$27,192	$7,954
Disorders of the Biliary Tract with Mcc 444	14	$82,184	$15,330
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Cc 467	14	$233,257	$25,996
Bone Diseases and Arthropathies Without Mcc 554	14	$42,592	$7,499
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with Mcc 659	14	$149,881	$25,477
Major Chest Procedures with Mcc 163	13	$233,284	$44,625
Respiratory Neoplasms with Mcc 180	13	$71,828	$14,911
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Mcc 299	13	$75,610	$13,454
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Without C.d.e. with Cc 418	13	$98,912	$13,977
Complications of Treatment with Mcc 919	13	$86,692	$29,633
Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders Without Mcc 074	12	$40,669	$9,635
Interstitial Lung Disease with Mcc 196	12	$180,411	$25,838
Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy with Intraluminal Device Without Mcc 324	12	$164,318	$25,274
Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture with Mcc 521	12	$163,819	$23,966
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 522	12	$144,057	$17,821
Diabetes, with major complications 637	12	$55,073	$12,018
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with Cc 660	12	$78,805	$11,686
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 811	12	$52,568	$12,074
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 854	12	$114,934	$17,730
Postoperative and Post-Traumatic Infections Without Mcc 863	12	$39,187	$8,058
Seizures with Mcc 100	11	$61,518	$14,572
Seizures 101	11	$65,111	$7,822
Other Vascular Procedures with Mcc 252	11	$196,383	$31,298
Heart attack, with major complications 280	11	$84,847	$13,218
Heart attack, with complications 281	11	$75,086	$7,994
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Cc 315	11	$56,361	$8,653
Malignancy of Hepatobiliary System or Pancreas with Mcc 435	11	$91,509	$15,316
Fracture or sprain (not hip or thigh) 563	11	$44,908	$7,939
Endocrine Disorders with Mcc 643	11	$48,154	$13,302
Postoperative and Post-Traumatic Infections with Mcc 862	11	$80,358	$14,802

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