US Health Care Costs

Pneumothorax with Cc in Illinois

MS-DRG 200: Pneumothorax with cc

$56,558typical hospital bill
$10,381typical amount paid
$9,878–$17,375range paid across 4 hospitals

Illinois hospitals billed Medicare a typical $56,558 for this stay in 2024, about 5.4 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston HospitalEvanston22$32,957$9,878
Saint Francis Medical CenterPeoria18$80,160$10,032
Silver Cross Hospital and Medical CentersNew Lenox11$19,197$10,730
The University of Chicago Medical CenterChicago12$90,618$17,375

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.