NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM - EVANSTON HOSPITAL
EVANSTON, IL 60201 · Acute Care Hospitals
239 procedures with CMS pricing data · Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024
By BillRazor Research · Last updated March 26, 2026 · Methodology
Procedures Analyzed
239
With CMS pricing data
Avg Charge-to-Medicare Ratio
4.7x
Chargemaster ÷ Medicare
CMS Quality Rating
Patient experience & outcomes
Hospital Type
Acute Care Hospitals
Voluntary non-profit - Other
Above 90th Percentile
0%
Compared to IL hospitals
Understanding Your Costs
When you receive a bill from NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM - EVANSTON HOSPITAL, you are typically seeing the hospital's “chargemaster” rate — its published list price for each service. According to CMS data, NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM - EVANSTON HOSPITAL lists chargemaster rates that average 4.7x the corresponding Medicare reimbursement amount across 239 procedures with publicly available pricing data (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024).
The median hospital in IL has a chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio of 5.4x, with ratios across the state ranging from 0.3x to 11.7x. At 4.7x, this facility’s average ratio is below the state median. 112 hospitals in IL report pricing data to CMS (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
The procedure with the largest gap between the listed price and Medicare reimbursement at NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM - EVANSTON HOSPITAL is ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC (DRG 282). The listed chargemaster rate is $41,122, while Medicare reimburses $4,521 for the same procedure — a ratio of 9.1x (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024).
What does this actually mean for your bill? Chargemaster rates are rarely what patients pay. If you have insurance, your insurer has negotiated a separate rate — often 40–60% less than the listed price. If you are uninsured, you may be able to negotiate directly with the hospital or request financial assistance. The chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio is a useful reference point for understanding listed pricing, but it does not represent what most patients will owe out of pocket.
NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM - EVANSTON HOSPITAL is a voluntary non-profit - other acute care hospitals facility with a CMS quality rating of 5/5 stars. Note: CMS quality ratings measure patient outcomes and experience, not pricing. A hospital with high listed prices may provide excellent care, and pricing data alone should not be used to evaluate the quality of a healthcare provider.
Listed Chargemaster Rates vs Medicare Reimbursement — Top Procedures by Ratio
Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. Chargemaster rates are list prices and may not reflect actual patient costs.
Procedure Pricing Lookup
Search for a specific procedure or DRG code to see listed chargemaster rates and Medicare reimbursement amounts.
| Procedure | DRG | Listed Charge | Medicare Reimb. | Ratio | State Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $41,122 | $4,521 | 9.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $33,203 | $4,077 | 8.1x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $100,684 | $12,863 | 7.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $24,071 | $3,264 | 7.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 301 | $30,788 | $4,208 | 7.3x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC | 442 | $43,445 | $6,011 | 7.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITHOUT CC/MCC | 419 | $60,326 | $8,421 | 7.2x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 093 | $32,263 | $4,602 | 7.0x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $95,636 | $13,810 | 6.9x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $42,847 | $6,234 | 6.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $52,339 | $7,653 | 6.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES/ | 321 | $167,408 | $24,763 | 6.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRANSURETHRAL PROSTATECTOMY WITHOUT CC/MCC | 714 | $44,576 | $6,619 | 6.7x | — | Compare your bill |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $34,986 | $5,358 | 6.5x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 379 | $24,076 | $3,737 | 6.4x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 315 | $43,104 | $6,715 | 6.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $43,605 | $6,816 | 6.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $30,899 | $4,873 | 6.3x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 027 | $101,532 | $16,082 | 6.3x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 658 | $65,508 | $10,484 | 6.3x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| ATHEROSCLEROSIS WITHOUT MCC | 303 | $27,433 | $4,448 | 6.2x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $30,411 | $4,955 | 6.1x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| DYSEQUILIBRIUM | 149 | $29,928 | $4,883 | 6.1x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH CC | 191 | $37,225 | $6,132 | 6.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 165 | $77,420 | $13,150 | 5.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $33,578 | $5,699 | 5.9x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 267 | $230,729 | $39,211 | 5.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $18,519 | $3,191 | 5.8x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $133,327 | $23,064 | 5.8x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $30,906 | $5,364 | 5.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITHOUT CC/MCC | 203 | $21,787 | $3,815 | 5.7x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| RENAL FAILURE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 684 | $21,330 | $3,734 | 5.7x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIES | 483 | $101,914 | $17,933 | 5.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| NON-EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH CC | 988 | $71,453 | $12,606 | 5.7x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $28,831 | $5,180 | 5.6x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $119,714 | $21,589 | 5.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 438 | $77,805 | $14,047 | 5.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 661 | $40,222 | $7,323 | 5.5x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $98,808 | $18,257 | 5.4x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC | 441 | $75,964 | $14,113 | 5.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 155 | $30,529 | $5,692 | 5.4x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITHOUT MCC | 556 | $28,849 | $5,400 | 5.3x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH CC | 982 | $104,235 | $19,510 | 5.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TENDONITIS, MYOSITIS AND BURSITIS WITHOUT MCC | 558 | $31,145 | $5,846 | 5.3x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $41,836 | $7,871 | 5.3x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| MALIGNANCY OF HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM OR PANCREAS WITH CC | 436 | $40,435 | $7,664 | 5.3x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $29,468 | $5,587 | 5.3x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITHOUT CC/MCC | 195 | $20,602 | $3,925 | 5.3x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $108,021 | $20,637 | 5.2x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $27,044 | $5,204 | 5.2x | 0th | Compare your bill |
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All data from CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. Chargemaster rates are list prices and may not reflect actual patient costs.
Statewide Context
Charge-to-Medicare ratio range across IL hospitals
112 hospitals in IL report pricing data to CMS. This facility's average ratio of 4.7x places it at the lower-middle range of the state range (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
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Frequently Asked Questions About NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM - EVANSTON HOSPITAL
How much does NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM - EVANSTON HOSPITAL charge compared to Medicare?
According to CMS IPPS data, NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM - EVANSTON HOSPITAL's listed chargemaster rates average 4.7x the Medicare reimbursement amount across 239 procedures. Chargemaster rates are list prices and are not what most insured patients pay — actual costs depend on insurance negotiations and coverage terms.
What is the most expensive procedure at NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM - EVANSTON HOSPITAL?
The procedure with the highest chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio at NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM - EVANSTON HOSPITAL is ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC (DRG 282), with a listed charge of $41,122 compared to Medicare reimbursement of $4,521 — a ratio of 9.1x. Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary.
Is NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM - EVANSTON HOSPITAL expensive compared to other IL hospitals?
NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM - EVANSTON HOSPITAL's average chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio is 4.7x. Ratios vary significantly across IL hospitals. This ratio reflects listed chargemaster prices, not what patients actually pay. CMS quality ratings, which measure patient outcomes and experience, are separate from pricing data.
Where does the pricing data for NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM - EVANSTON HOSPITAL come from?
All pricing data comes from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Provider Summary, published under federal price transparency law (45 CFR Part 180). This data is publicly available and updated annually.
How can I check if my bill from NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM - EVANSTON HOSPITAL is correct?
You can upload your bill to BillRazor for a free comparison against publicly available Medicare reimbursement data. Our system analyzes every line item in 60 seconds. Research suggests 49-80% of hospital bills contain errors, including duplicate charges, incorrect procedure codes, and unbundling.
Does NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM - EVANSTON HOSPITAL in EVANSTON, IL accept Medicare?
NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM - EVANSTON HOSPITAL is included in the CMS IPPS Provider Summary, which covers Medicare-participating hospitals. For specific coverage questions, contact NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM - EVANSTON HOSPITAL directly or check with your insurance provider.
Data sourced from CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. All information is for educational purposes only.