US Health Care Costs

Atherosclerosis Without Mcc in Illinois

MS-DRG 303: Atherosclerosis without mcc

$32,499typical hospital bill
$6,225typical amount paid
$5,926–$9,926range paid across 3 hospitals

Illinois hospitals billed Medicare a typical $32,499 for this stay in 2024, about 5.2 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
St Johns HospitalSpringfield13$30,239$5,926
Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston HospitalEvanston14$32,499$6,225
Northwestern Memorial HospitalChicago12$42,744$9,926

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.