US Health Care Costs

Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital

One Kish Hospital Drive, Dekalb, IL 60115 · (815) 756-1521

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

The money

$17what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$128.9Mnet income, all sources
28.5%margin on patient care alone
$10.1Mcost of charity care (3.7% of costs)
$10.0Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
98beds

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)

StayMedicare staysBilledPaid
Sepsis, with major complications 871215$74,893$15,307
Heart failure, with major complications 291111$41,628$9,755
Lung infection, with major complications 17797$56,096$12,455
Respiratory failure 18940$51,619$9,639
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85340$159,234$37,153
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69836$57,113$12,228
Heart attack, with major complications 28035$57,226$11,895
Kidney failure, with complications 68334$45,388$7,077
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37832$45,001$7,626
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64032$37,995$9,861
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60330$33,784$7,019
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37729$70,227$13,316
Kidney failure, with major complications 68229$49,690$11,232
Lung infection, with complications 17828$49,028$7,740
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06526$53,216$8,015
Urinary tract infection 69026$41,678$6,383
Pneumonia, with major complications 19325$58,315$11,085
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30924$32,535$5,979
Stroke, with major complications 06421$66,550$14,294
COPD, with major complications 19021$46,362$8,636
Irregular heartbeat 31021$22,299$4,870
Sepsis 87221$51,427$10,175
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64120$38,250$6,564
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30819$42,318$9,347
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48119$121,043$18,649
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69919$37,081$8,025
Stomach and digestive disorders 39217$36,976$7,680
Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Malignancy with Cc 54317$38,576$8,245
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68917$39,526$8,677
Heart stent 32216$91,421$22,167
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39115$57,508$9,974
Diabetes, with complications 63815$32,415$7,068
Other circulation problems, with major complications 31414$73,739$15,039
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 05713$33,743$10,328
Bronchitis and Asthma with Cc/Mcc 20213$36,777$9,532
Heart attack, with complications 28113$43,534$7,292
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32113$129,452$21,634
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Mcc 39313$69,849$14,715
Endocrine Disorders with Mcc 64313$55,382$15,634
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06912$45,717$6,406
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Without C.d.e. with Cc 41812$90,655$19,317
High blood pressure 30511$30,444$9,465
Fainting 31211$40,045$6,932
Bowel surgery, with complications 33011$165,350$22,728
Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.r. Procedures with Cc 51611$84,762$29,819
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52211$154,483$48,287
Coagulation Disorders 81311$61,205$11,991

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