Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital
NorthShore University HealthSystem - Evanston Hospital in Evanston, Illinois charges 4.7x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 239 analyzed procedures at this nonprofit facility.
Evanston, IL 60201 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 5/5
About the analyst
David Park researches procedure pricing and insurance reimbursement patterns at BillRazor Research. He specializes in cost comparison across care settings and metropolitan areas. Expertise: procedure pricing, insurance reimbursement, cost comparison.
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Pricing grade
C
Average
Avg markup vs Medicare
4.67x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
9.1x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
239
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $41,122 | $20,561 | — | 9.1x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $33,203 | $16,602 | — | 8.1x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $100,684 | $50,342 | — | 7.8x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $24,071 | $12,036 | — | 7.4x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 301 | $30,788 | $15,394 | — | 7.3x |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC | 442 | $43,445 | $21,723 | — | 7.2x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITHOUT CC/MCC | 419 | $60,326 | $30,163 | — | 7.2x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 093 | $32,263 | $16,132 | — | 7x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $95,636 | $47,818 | — | 6.9x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $42,847 | $21,423 | — | 6.9x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $52,339 | $26,169 | — | 6.8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES/ | 321 | $167,408 | $83,704 | — | 6.8x |
| TRANSURETHRAL PROSTATECTOMY WITHOUT CC/MCC | 714 | $44,576 | $22,288 | — | 6.7x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $34,986 | $17,493 | — | 6.5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 379 | $24,076 | $12,038 | — | 6.4x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 315 | $43,104 | $21,552 | — | 6.4x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $43,605 | $21,802 | — | 6.4x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $30,899 | $15,450 | — | 6.3x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 027 | $101,532 | $50,766 | — | 6.3x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 658 | $65,508 | $32,754 | — | 6.3x |
| ATHEROSCLEROSIS WITHOUT MCC | 303 | $27,433 | $13,717 | — | 6.2x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $30,411 | $15,205 | — | 6.1x |
| DYSEQUILIBRIUM | 149 | $29,928 | $14,964 | — | 6.1x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH CC | 191 | $37,225 | $18,612 | — | 6.1x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 165 | $77,420 | $38,710 | — | 5.9x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $33,578 | $16,789 | — | 5.9x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 267 | $230,729 | $115,365 | — | 5.9x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $18,519 | $9,260 | — | 5.8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $133,327 | $66,664 | — | 5.8x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $30,906 | $15,453 | — | 5.8x |
| BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITHOUT CC/MCC | 203 | $21,787 | $10,894 | — | 5.7x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 684 | $21,330 | $10,665 | — | 5.7x |
| MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIES | 483 | $101,914 | $50,957 | — | 5.7x |
| NON-EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH CC | 988 | $71,453 | $35,726 | — | 5.7x |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $28,831 | $14,415 | — | 5.6x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $119,714 | $59,857 | — | 5.6x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 438 | $77,805 | $38,902 | — | 5.5x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 661 | $40,222 | $20,111 | — | 5.5x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $98,808 | $49,404 | — | 5.4x |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC | 441 | $75,964 | $37,982 | — | 5.4x |
| OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 155 | $30,529 | $15,265 | — | 5.4x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH CC | 982 | $104,235 | $52,118 | — | 5.3x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITHOUT MCC | 556 | $28,849 | $14,424 | — | 5.3x |
| TENDONITIS, MYOSITIS AND BURSITIS WITHOUT MCC | 558 | $31,145 | $15,573 | — | 5.3x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $41,836 | $20,918 | — | 5.3x |
| MALIGNANCY OF HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM OR PANCREAS WITH CC | 436 | $40,435 | $20,217 | — | 5.3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $29,468 | $14,734 | — | 5.3x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITHOUT CC/MCC | 195 | $20,602 | $10,301 | — | 5.3x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $108,021 | $54,011 | — | 5.2x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $27,044 | $13,522 | — | 5.2x |
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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