US Health Care Costs

Complicated Peptic Ulcer with Mcc in Illinois

MS-DRG 380: Complicated peptic ulcer with mcc

$83,169typical hospital bill
$20,630typical amount paid
$14,918–$26,342range paid across 2 hospitals

Illinois hospitals billed Medicare a typical $83,169 for this stay in 2024, about 4.0 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
Northwestern Medicine McHenryMcHenry12$63,608$14,918
Northwestern Memorial HospitalChicago15$102,729$26,342

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.