Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures Without Cardiac Catheterization in Illinois

MS-DRG 219: Cardiac valve and other major cardiothoracic procedures without cardiac catheterization

$366,672typical hospital bill

$87,941typical amount paid

$52,604–$132,178range paid across 15 hospitals

Illinois hospitals billed Medicare a typical $366,672 for this stay in 2024, about 4.2 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Palos Community Hospital	Palos Heights	16	$316,450	$52,604
St Johns Hospital	Springfield	14	$368,317	$62,434
Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital	Evanston	14	$293,583	$66,626
Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital	Winfield	40	$443,034	$68,620
Silver Cross Hospital and Medical Centers	New Lenox	15	$179,752	$68,650
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital	Park Ridge	17	$275,015	$72,632
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital	Downers Grove	19	$300,660	$80,295
Northwestern Memorial Hospital	Chicago	201	$431,072	$87,941
Elmhurst Memorial Hospital	Elmhurst	11	$429,163	$91,102
Loyola University Medical Center	Maywood	46	$263,233	$92,512
Rush University Medical Center	Chicago	23	$264,972	$99,071
The University of Chicago Medical Center	Chicago	57	$371,324	$100,184
Saint Francis Medical Center	Peoria	27	$391,026	$110,382
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center	Oak Lawn	27	$366,672	$115,692
Edward Hospital	Naperville	19	$572,811	$132,178

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.