Tracheostomy with Mv >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except Face, Mouth and Neck Withou in Illinois

MS-DRG 004: Tracheostomy with mv >96 hours or principal diagnosis except face, mouth and neck withou

$565,823typical hospital bill

$147,584typical amount paid

$115,545–$160,978range paid across 5 hospitals

Illinois hospitals billed Medicare a typical $565,823 for this stay in 2024, about 3.8 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
Northwestern Memorial Hospital	Chicago	22	$655,822	$115,545
Rush University Medical Center	Chicago	15	$279,609	$132,311
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center	Oak Lawn	27	$486,433	$147,584
Loyola University Medical Center	Maywood	17	$565,823	$160,699
The University of Chicago Medical Center	Chicago	18	$600,558	$160,978

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.