Major Hematological and Immunological Diagnoses Except Sickle Cell Crisis and Coagulatio in Illinois

MS-DRG 809: Major hematological and immunological diagnoses except sickle cell crisis and coagulatio

$48,711typical hospital bill

$14,180typical amount paid

$8,222–$23,941range paid across 7 hospitals

Illinois hospitals billed Medicare a typical $48,711 for this stay in 2024, about 3.4 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
Palos Community Hospital	Palos Heights	16	$45,407	$8,222
Northwestern Medicine McHenry	McHenry	11	$37,828	$11,194
Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital	Evanston	17	$38,533	$13,001
Northwestern Memorial Hospital	Chicago	12	$57,363	$14,180
Rush University Medical Center	Chicago	16	$48,711	$19,316
The University of Chicago Medical Center	Chicago	25	$82,358	$21,687
Loyola University Medical Center	Maywood	13	$96,630	$23,941

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.