US Health Care Costs

Irregular heartbeat, with major complications in Illinois

MS-DRG 308: Cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders with mcc

$47,301typical hospital bill
$10,622typical amount paid
$8,449–$21,276range paid across 68 hospitals

Illinois hospitals billed Medicare a typical $47,301 for this stay in 2024, about 4.5 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 Heights67$41,667$8,449
Heartland Regional Medical CenterMarion14$66,441$8,449
Herrin HospitalHerrin25$45,167$8,652
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health CenterMattoon19$34,698$8,702
St Joseph Medical CenterBloomington27$39,339$8,767
Good Samaritan Regional Hlth CenterMount Vernon26$30,586$8,781
Northwest Community Hospital 1Arlington Heights33$35,472$8,807
St Marys HospitalDecatur13$30,265$8,821
Memorial HospitalBelleville34$40,215$8,972
Advocate Good Samaritan HospitalDowners Grove15$36,454$8,982
Cgh Medical CenterSterling16$57,335$8,999
Riverside Medical CenterKankakee28$34,982$9,000
Anderson HospitalMaryville26$37,566$9,078
Advocate Condell Medical CenterLibertyville22$49,087$9,108
HSHS St Elizabeth's HospitalO Fallon28$66,851$9,125
Carle Bromenn Medical CenterNormal17$30,361$9,198
Trinity Rock IslandRock Island22$30,461$9,294
Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La GrangeLa Grange22$35,356$9,335
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee HospitalDekalb19$42,318$9,347
Osf Saint Elizabeth Mdl CtrPeru12$26,230$9,360
Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1Elk Grove Village40$50,010$9,387
Silver Cross Hospital and Medical CentersNew Lenox41$21,694$9,412
Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital -CentraliaCentralia11$29,113$9,452
Blessing HospitalQuincy43$58,743$9,541
St Alexius Medical CenterHoffman Estates23$43,222$9,665
Alton Memorial HospitalAlton14$35,454$9,673
Saint Anthony Medical CenterRockford28$47,138$9,759
Rush Oak Park HospitalOak Park13$47,607$9,859
Memorial Hospital of CarbondaleCarbondale45$40,482$9,970
St Anthonys Memorial HospitalEffingham16$29,778$10,162
Edward HospitalNaperville51$47,221$10,163
Carle Foundation HospitalUrbana27$38,832$10,180
Northwestern Medicine McHenryMcHenry43$42,790$10,554
Elmhurst Memorial HospitalElmhurst47$47,876$10,564
Carle Health Methodist HospitalPeoria11$50,084$10,680
Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage HospitalWinfield55$57,137$10,681
Memorial Medical CenterSpringfield43$53,310$10,721
St Johns HospitalSpringfield50$59,169$10,730
Morris Hospital & Healthcare CentersMorris16$47,823$10,961
Loyola Gottlieb Memorial HospitalMelrose Park11$53,366$10,984
Osf Little Company of Mary Medical CenterEvergreen Park16$47,381$11,198
Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston HospitalEvanston101$46,683$11,503
Javon Bea HospitalRockford17$56,689$11,525
Advocate Lutheran General HospitalPark Ridge27$45,947$11,647
Northwestern Lake Forest HospitalLake Forest34$53,437$11,710
Advocate Good Shepherd HospitalBarrington23$35,164$11,727
Swedish HospitalChicago14$54,188$12,021
Decatur Memorial HospitalDecatur39$30,103$12,289
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical CenterOak Lawn40$45,511$12,332
Saint Francis Medical CenterPeoria37$55,003$12,611
Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth HinsdaleHinsdale24$36,546$12,709
Advocate Trinity HospitalChicago11$40,209$12,758
Amita Health Resurrection Medical CenterChicago29$80,948$12,833
Franciscan Health Olympia & Chicago HeightsOlympia Fields14$50,751$12,989
Macneal HospitalBerwyn13$60,071$13,260
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - ChicagoChicago11$71,442$13,347
Advocate Sherman HospitalElgin25$51,552$13,494
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community HospitalGeneva27$52,784$14,453
Osf Heart of Mary Medical CenterUrbana11$35,486$14,488
Copley Memorial HospitalAurora25$48,059$15,222
Uw HealthRockford12$69,203$15,558
Saint Joseph Medical CenterJoliet29$63,302$15,794
St Mary Medical CenterGalesburg16$47,829$15,945
Northwestern Memorial HospitalChicago82$67,465$16,660
Rush University Medical CenterChicago18$50,296$17,154
Loyola University Medical CenterMaywood23$59,495$17,356
The University of Chicago Medical CenterChicago47$68,737$17,855
University of Illinois Hospital and ClinicsChicago11$76,074$21,276

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.