US Health Care Costs

Newborn care (healthy baby) in Illinois

MS-DRG 795: Normal newborn

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical CenterOak Lawn––––$3,210$2,547–$4,393 · 12 plans
Advocate Lutheran General HospitalPark Ridge––––$3,396$2,547–$4,398 · 12 plans
Northwestern Memorial HospitalChicago–––$5,822Not in dollars (27 plans)
Saint Francis Medical CenterPeoria––––$3,104$2,448–$4,342 · 11 plans

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.