Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL charges 7.3x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 157 analyzed procedures, reflecting the pricing structure at this nonprofit facility.
Winfield, IL 60190 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 5/5
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Elena Vasquez leads hospital billing pattern analysis at BillRazor Research. She focuses on identifying overcharges, markup outliers, and patient advocacy strategies. Expertise: hospital billing patterns, overcharge analysis, patient advocacy.
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
7.35x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
12.94x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
157
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
5.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 027 | $241,385 | $120,692 | — | 12.9x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $100,618 | $50,309 | — | 12.3x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 267 | $453,246 | $226,623 | — | 12.2x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $191,549 | $95,775 | — | 11.8x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $283,334 | $141,667 | — | 11.6x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 274 | $269,827 | $134,914 | — | 11.4x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 244 | $140,846 | $70,423 | — | 11.4x |
| AORTIC AND HEART ASSIST PROCEDURES EXCEPT PULSATION BALLOON WITHOUT MCC | 269 | $317,997 | $158,999 | — | 10.8x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC | 981 | $293,441 | $146,720 | — | 10.8x |
| STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 327 | $200,885 | $100,442 | — | 10.8x |
| CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 036 | $125,162 | $62,581 | — | 10.8x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $225,038 | $112,519 | — | 10.3x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $267,751 | $133,875 | — | 10x |
| MAJOR HEMATOLOGICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL DIAGNOSES EXCEPT SICKLE CELL CRISIS AND COAGULATIO | 809 | $75,232 | $37,616 | — | 10x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 266 | $487,556 | $243,778 | — | 9.9x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $46,415 | $23,207 | — | 9.9x |
| PANCREAS, LIVER AND SHUNT PROCEDURES WITH CC | 406 | $180,404 | $90,202 | — | 9.4x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $125,606 | $62,803 | — | 9.3x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $56,137 | $28,068 | — | 9.3x |
| CRANIAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 074 | $61,286 | $30,643 | — | 9.2x |
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION | 220 | $326,473 | $163,236 | — | 9.1x |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC | 442 | $61,356 | $30,678 | — | 9.1x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 163 | $293,292 | $146,646 | — | 9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $111,608 | $55,804 | — | 9x |
| CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITH CC | 035 | $142,422 | $71,211 | — | 8.9x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $53,222 | $26,611 | — | 8.7x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITH CC | 467 | $187,197 | $93,598 | — | 8.7x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 454 | $371,845 | $185,922 | — | 8.7x |
| CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC | 432 | $124,770 | $62,385 | — | 8.7x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITH MCC | 233 | $464,489 | $232,245 | — | 8.6x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $67,735 | $33,868 | — | 8.6x |
| BIOPSIES OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITH CC | 478 | $146,345 | $73,172 | — | 8.6x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $61,069 | $30,535 | — | 8.5x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $46,539 | $23,270 | — | 8.4x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC | 243 | $130,945 | $65,473 | — | 8.3x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $163,150 | $81,575 | — | 8.3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $35,364 | $17,682 | — | 8.3x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $120,156 | $60,078 | — | 8.2x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 235 | $359,322 | $179,661 | — | 8.2x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITH MCC | 521 | $173,782 | $86,891 | — | 8.2x |
| POSTOPERATIVE AND POST-TRAUMATIC INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 862 | $90,948 | $45,474 | — | 8.2x |
| BIOPSIES OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITH MCC | 477 | $184,626 | $92,313 | — | 8.1x |
| CHEMOTHERAPY WITHOUT ACUTE LEUKEMIA AS SECONDARY DIAGNOSIS WITH CC | 847 | $81,340 | $40,670 | — | 8.1x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $48,950 | $24,475 | — | 8.1x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $58,253 | $29,126 | — | 8.1x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 025 | $248,847 | $124,423 | — | 7.9x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $124,450 | $62,225 | — | 7.9x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $30,659 | $15,330 | — | 7.8x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $90,998 | $45,499 | — | 7.8x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $114,324 | $57,162 | — | 7.8x |
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