Postoperative or Post-Traumatic Infections with O.r. Procedures with Mcc in Illinois

MS-DRG 856: Postoperative or post-traumatic infections with o.r. procedures with mcc

$185,404typical hospital bill

$52,133typical amount paid

$30,185–$85,892range paid across 11 hospitals

Illinois hospitals billed Medicare a typical $185,404 for this stay in 2024, about 3.6 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
Edward Hospital	Naperville	12	$177,545	$30,185
Memorial Medical Center	Springfield	11	$152,048	$32,956
Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital	Evanston	11	$111,763	$36,058
Northwest Community Hospital 1	Arlington Heights	11	$185,404	$38,010
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital	Park Ridge	11	$181,091	$47,782
Northwestern Memorial Hospital	Chicago	14	$291,636	$52,133
Saint Francis Medical Center	Peoria	13	$258,177	$54,300
Loyola University Medical Center	Maywood	13	$149,660	$57,395
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center	Oak Lawn	17	$190,866	$70,583
Rush University Medical Center	Chicago	12	$230,096	$72,923
The University of Chicago Medical Center	Chicago	15	$466,902	$85,892

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.