US Health Care Costs

Pneumothorax with Mcc in Illinois

MS-DRG 199: Pneumothorax with mcc

$76,334typical hospital bill
$23,718typical amount paid
$15,911–$31,525range paid across 2 hospitals

Illinois hospitals billed Medicare a typical $76,334 for this stay in 2024, about 3.2 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
Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston HospitalEvanston19$56,773$15,911
Saint Francis Medical CenterPeoria14$95,895$31,525

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.