Ecmo or Tracheostomy with Mv >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except Face, Mouth and Nec in Illinois

MS-DRG 003: Ecmo or tracheostomy with mv >96 hours or principal diagnosis except face, mouth and nec

$693,940typical hospital bill

$193,243typical amount paid

$128,568–$355,858range paid across 11 hospitals

Illinois hospitals billed Medicare a typical $693,940 for this stay in 2024, about 3.6 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
Memorial Medical Center	Springfield	11	$585,840	$128,568
Saint Francis Medical Center	Peoria	23	$777,860	$154,795
Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1	Elk Grove Village	13	$699,156	$156,332
Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital	Evanston	13	$630,661	$175,813
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital	Park Ridge	13	$693,940	$192,789
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center	Oak Lawn	36	$591,420	$193,243
Loyola University Medical Center	Maywood	40	$630,172	$243,543
Rush University Medical Center	Chicago	20	$510,629	$258,442
The University of Chicago Medical Center	Chicago	48	$1,235,245	$296,723
Northwestern Memorial Hospital	Chicago	63	$1,798,599	$343,202
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics	Chicago	16	$1,019,733	$355,858

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.