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Medical costs in Chicago, IL

26 hospitals · 30 procedures tracked

By Michael Glenn , Healthcare Data Analyst · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
About the analyst

Michael Glenn reviews CMS datasets and drug pricing at BillRazor Research. He focuses on NADAC acquisition costs and procedure coding accuracy. Expertise: drug pricing, NADAC data, CPT coding.

CMS price transparency
26 hospitals
Updated 2026-04-03
Compare your charges against 4 CMS benchmark datasets — including the rates shown on this page.

Hospitals in metro

26

Procedures tracked

30

vs national avg

1.03x

Top procedures by average charge in CHICAGO

All tracked procedures

ProcedureHospitalsAvg chargevs nationalMarkup
SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURSDRG 8709$251,7040.83x4.3x
INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 85314$215,8461.06x4.5x
CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCCDRG 2869$105,9371.05x5.1x
INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCCDRG 0649$96,5791.10x5.2x
SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCCDRG 87123$83,2481.11x4.6x
GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCCDRG 37710$76,2230.97x4.8x
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCCDRG 28015$67,7870.96x4.8x
RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCCDRG 17715$67,1451.07x4.1x
OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCCDRG 69810$65,1900.98x4.5x
RENAL FAILURE WITH MCCDRG 68216$57,2690.95x4.5x
SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCCDRG 19315$56,8731.05x5.1x
ORGANIC DISTURBANCES AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITYDRG 8849$55,7790.91x4.3x
PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILUREDRG 18914$54,9301.01x4.7x
INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURSDRG 06513$53,9241.02x6.1x
KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCCDRG 68911$50,2001.06x5.1x
MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCCDRG 64014$49,8660.91x4.1x
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCCDRG 19014$49,0351.03x5.2x
HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCCDRG 29122$48,1290.96x4.3x
SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCCDRG 87214$46,7891.04x5.4x
GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CCDRG 37812$46,3671.00x5.2x
Rates shown are from the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and CMS IPPS. BillRazor compares your bill against these data sources. See how it works →

Data sources: CMS Hospital Price Transparency files, Medicare IPPS DRG rates, FY 2024. All pricing data publicly available under 45 CFR Part 180.

City-level methodology: Cost indices are computed by comparing the average markup ratio of hospitals in this metro area against the national median. Values above 1.0x indicate higher-than-average charges relative to Medicare.

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