US Health Care Costs

Complicated Peptic Ulcer with Cc in Illinois

MS-DRG 381: Complicated peptic ulcer with cc

$32,412typical hospital bill
$7,941typical amount paid
$7,064–$8,818range paid across 2 hospitals

Illinois hospitals billed Medicare a typical $32,412 for this stay in 2024, about 4.1 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
Palos Community HospitalPalos Heights15$36,496$7,064
Silver Cross Hospital and Medical CentersNew Lenox13$28,328$8,818

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.