US Health Care Costs

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

MS-DRG 220: Cardiac valve and other major cardiothoracic procedures without cardiac catheterization

$308,430typical hospital bill
$57,390typical amount paid
$41,965–$73,590range paid across 10 hospitals

Illinois hospitals billed Medicare a typical $308,430 for this stay in 2024, about 5.4 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 HospitalSpringfield17$265,462$41,965
Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage HospitalWinfield23$359,276$46,564
Saint Francis Medical CenterPeoria11$367,495$47,036
Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston HospitalEvanston19$176,467$51,648
Edward HospitalNaperville24$304,293$55,304
Loyola University Medical CenterMaywood25$171,136$59,476
Northwestern Memorial HospitalChicago18$378,664$64,753
The University of Chicago Medical CenterChicago24$335,909$65,511
Advocate Lutheran General HospitalPark Ridge17$228,669$69,552
Memorial Medical CenterSpringfield13$312,568$73,590

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.