US Health Care Costs

Kidney Transplant with Hemodialysis Without Mcc in Illinois

MS-DRG 651: Kidney transplant with hemodialysis without mcc

$329,462typical hospital bill
$54,201typical amount paid
$39,298–$64,457range paid across 3 hospitals

Illinois hospitals billed Medicare a typical $329,462 for this stay in 2024, about 6.1 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
Loyola University Medical CenterMaywood12$308,165$39,298
Northwestern Memorial HospitalChicago26$329,462$54,201
The University of Chicago Medical CenterChicago18$433,509$64,457

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.