Rush University Medical Center
RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER in Chicago charges 3.1x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 189 analyzed procedures, reflecting pricing patterns typical of major nonprofit academic medical centers.
Chicago, IL 60612 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 5/5
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Pricing grade
C
Average
Avg markup vs Medicare
3.14x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
7.91x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
189
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 652 | $243,148 | $121,574 | — | 7.9x |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WITH HEMODIALYSIS WITH MCC | 650 | $269,878 | $134,939 | — | 5.6x |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 371 | $78,673 | $39,336 | — | 5.5x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH MCC | 444 | $98,230 | $49,115 | — | 5.4x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC | 493 | $106,982 | $53,491 | — | 4.7x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $59,708 | $29,854 | — | 4.5x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $65,320 | $32,660 | — | 4.4x |
| MALIGNANCY OF HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM OR PANCREAS WITH CC | 436 | $46,434 | $23,217 | — | 4.3x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $98,815 | $49,408 | — | 4.2x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $34,072 | $17,036 | — | 4.2x |
| AMPUTATION FOR CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DISORDERS EXCEPT UPPER LIMB AND TOE WITH MCC | 239 | $181,320 | $90,660 | — | 4.2x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $39,349 | $19,674 | — | 4.1x |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 375 | $50,899 | $25,450 | — | 4.1x |
| MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIES | 483 | $92,572 | $46,286 | — | 4.1x |
| STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 327 | $89,638 | $44,819 | — | 4.1x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $45,892 | $22,946 | — | 4.1x |
| MAJOR HEAD AND NECK PROCEDURES WITH CC | 141 | $92,978 | $46,489 | — | 4.1x |
| WOUND DEBRIDEMENT AND SKIN GRAFT EXCEPT HAND FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE D | 464 | $115,245 | $57,622 | — | 4.1x |
| MAJOR HEMATOLOGICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL DIAGNOSES EXCEPT SICKLE CELL CRISIS AND COAGULATIO | 809 | $57,901 | $28,950 | — | 4x |
| LYMPHOMA AND NON-ACUTE LEUKEMIA WITH MCC | 840 | $118,323 | $59,161 | — | 4x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $48,624 | $24,312 | — | 4x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 253 | $106,098 | $53,049 | — | 3.9x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC | 243 | $96,589 | $48,295 | — | 3.9x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NEOPLASM WITH CC | 657 | $62,192 | $31,096 | — | 3.9x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $36,130 | $18,065 | — | 3.9x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCC | 811 | $57,643 | $28,822 | — | 3.9x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $79,690 | $39,845 | — | 3.9x |
| HEADACHES WITHOUT MCC | 103 | $29,227 | $14,613 | — | 3.8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 274 | $131,094 | $65,547 | — | 3.8x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $35,056 | $17,528 | — | 3.8x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $41,348 | $20,674 | — | 3.7x |
| CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITHOUT MC | 024 | $131,955 | $65,977 | — | 3.7x |
| OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH MCC | 907 | $152,173 | $76,086 | — | 3.7x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $110,520 | $55,260 | — | 3.7x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $20,006 | $10,003 | — | 3.7x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $32,994 | $16,497 | — | 3.6x |
| MALIGNANCY OF HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM OR PANCREAS WITH MCC | 435 | $65,598 | $32,799 | — | 3.6x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $67,727 | $33,863 | — | 3.6x |
| O.R. PROCEDURES FOR OBESITY WITH CC | 620 | $56,307 | $28,153 | — | 3.6x |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC | 441 | $64,233 | $32,117 | — | 3.6x |
| MAJOR HEMATOLOGICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL DIAGNOSES EXCEPT SICKLE CELL CRISIS AND COAGULATIO | 808 | $76,435 | $38,218 | — | 3.6x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $64,772 | $32,386 | — | 3.6x |
| COMPLICATIONS OF TREATMENT WITH CC | 920 | $36,945 | $18,472 | — | 3.6x |
| CRANIAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 074 | $34,236 | $17,118 | — | 3.6x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH MCC | 453 | $316,339 | $158,170 | — | 3.6x |
| ACUTE LEUKEMIA WITH MCC | 834 | $222,749 | $111,374 | — | 3.6x |
| STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 326 | $171,081 | $85,541 | — | 3.6x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $35,162 | $17,581 | — | 3.5x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $29,023 | $14,512 | — | 3.5x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $67,555 | $33,777 | — | 3.5x |
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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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