US Health Care Costs

Major Head and Neck Procedures with Cc in Illinois

MS-DRG 141: Major head and neck procedures with cc

$139,629typical hospital bill
$36,589typical amount paid
$24,416–$47,774range paid across 4 hospitals

Illinois hospitals billed Medicare a typical $139,629 for this stay in 2024, about 3.8 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 CenterMaywood17$72,047$24,416
Rush University Medical CenterChicago18$95,751$26,699
Northwestern Memorial HospitalChicago16$183,507$46,480
The University of Chicago Medical CenterChicago11$195,539$47,774

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.