US Health Care Costs

Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm Without Cc/Mcc in Illinois

MS-DRG 661: Kidney and ureter procedures for non-neoplasm without cc/mcc

$42,126typical hospital bill
$9,222typical amount paid
$7,131–$18,182range paid across 9 hospitals

Illinois hospitals billed Medicare a typical $42,126 for this stay in 2024, about 4.6 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Palos Community HospitalPalos Heights12$52,935$7,131
Edward HospitalNaperville13$48,022$7,458
Northwest Community Hospital 1Arlington Heights17$27,027$7,755
Blessing HospitalQuincy12$42,126$8,294
Memorial Medical CenterSpringfield23$37,719$9,222
Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston HospitalEvanston34$41,799$9,328
Carle Foundation HospitalUrbana14$36,635$10,284
Elmhurst Memorial HospitalElmhurst17$52,846$11,931
Northwestern Memorial HospitalChicago12$88,679$18,182

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.