US Health Care Costs

C-section, with complications in Illinois

MS-DRG 787: Cesarean section without sterilization with cc

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical CenterOak Lawn––––$17,944$14,239–$24,556 · 12 plans
Advocate Lutheran General HospitalPark Ridge––––$18,981$14,239–$24,582 · 12 plans
Northwestern Memorial HospitalChicago–––$46,052Not in dollars (28 plans)
Saint Francis Medical CenterPeoria––––$17,349$13,681–$24,271 · 11 plans

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.