US Health Care Costs

Pancreas, Liver and Shunt Procedures with Mcc in Illinois

MS-DRG 405: Pancreas, liver and shunt procedures with mcc

$168,921typical hospital bill
$54,615typical amount paid
$36,083–$67,801range paid across 3 hospitals

Illinois hospitals billed Medicare a typical $168,921 for this stay in 2024, about 3.1 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
Northwest Community Hospital 1Arlington Heights11$163,167$36,083
Northwestern Memorial HospitalChicago16$288,752$54,615
Rush University Medical CenterChicago13$168,921$67,801

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.