US Health Care Costs

Connective Tissue Disorders with Cc in Illinois

MS-DRG 546: Connective tissue disorders with cc

$48,195typical hospital bill
$11,844typical amount paid
$10,759–$12,930range paid across 2 hospitals

Illinois hospitals billed Medicare a typical $48,195 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
Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston HospitalEvanston14$38,343$10,759
Northwestern Memorial HospitalChicago14$58,046$12,930

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.