US Health Care Costs

Urinary Stones Without Mcc in Illinois

MS-DRG 694: Urinary stones without mcc

$26,824typical hospital bill
$8,984typical amount paid
$7,121–$10,846range paid across 2 hospitals

Illinois hospitals billed Medicare a typical $26,824 for this stay in 2024, about 3.0 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 HospitalEvanston17$24,716$7,121
Advocate Lutheran General HospitalPark Ridge12$28,931$10,846

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.