The University of Chicago Medical Center
The University of Chicago Medical Center in Chicago, IL charges 6.4x the Medicare reimbursement rate on average across 196 analyzed procedures at this nonprofit hospital.
Chicago, IL 60637 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 4/5
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
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
6.43x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
12.81x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
196
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
15.8%
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 | $403,226 | $201,613 | — | 12.8x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 026 | $261,409 | $130,705 | — | 9.7x |
| UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR OVARIAN OR ADNEXAL MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 737 | $188,300 | $94,150 | — | 9.5x |
| CHEMOTHERAPY WITH ACUTE LEUKEMIA AS SECONDARY DIAGNOSIS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 839 | $106,963 | $53,481 | — | 9.4x |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WITH HEMODIALYSIS WITH MCC | 650 | $458,325 | $229,162 | — | 9.4x |
| OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH CC | 908 | $204,984 | $102,492 | — | 9.4x |
| UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR NON-OVARIAN AND NON-ADNEXAL MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 740 | $154,231 | $77,116 | — | 8.8x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 027 | $234,029 | $117,014 | — | 8.8x |
| COAGULATION DISORDERS | 813 | $99,822 | $49,911 | — | 8.7x |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC | 442 | $77,459 | $38,730 | — | 8.6x |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 543 | $129,533 | $64,766 | — | 8.6x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $87,053 | $43,527 | — | 8.6x |
| MAJOR BLADDER PROCEDURES WITH CC | 654 | $252,171 | $126,085 | — | 8.6x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $80,778 | $40,389 | — | 8.5x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $84,300 | $42,150 | — | 8.5x |
| ACUTE LEUKEMIA WITH CC | 835 | $221,195 | $110,597 | — | 8.3x |
| MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS OR POORLY DIFFERENTIATED NEOPLASMS WITH MAJOR O.R. PROCEDUR | 827 | $194,220 | $97,110 | — | 8.2x |
| RESPIRATORY NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 180 | $130,291 | $65,146 | — | 8.1x |
| LYMPHOMA AND NON-ACUTE LEUKEMIA WITH CC | 841 | $135,131 | $67,566 | — | 8.1x |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 542 | $176,947 | $88,473 | — | 8.1x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $68,186 | $34,093 | — | 8x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH MCC | 388 | $123,495 | $61,747 | — | 8x |
| BONE DISEASES AND ARTHROPATHIES WITHOUT MCC | 554 | $72,595 | $36,298 | — | 8x |
| INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE WITH MCC | 385 | $134,576 | $67,288 | — | 8x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $57,753 | $28,877 | — | 7.9x |
| DYSEQUILIBRIUM | 149 | $57,244 | $28,622 | — | 7.9x |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC | 441 | $143,756 | $71,878 | — | 7.9x |
| OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH MCC | 907 | $326,147 | $163,073 | — | 7.8x |
| OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH MCC | 957 | $584,146 | $292,073 | — | 7.8x |
| AMPUTATION FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISORDERS WITH CC | 475 | $168,347 | $84,173 | — | 7.7x |
| AORTIC AND HEART ASSIST PROCEDURES EXCEPT PULSATION BALLOON WITHOUT MCC | 269 | $330,420 | $165,210 | — | 7.7x |
| CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC | 432 | $193,852 | $96,926 | — | 7.7x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $157,516 | $78,758 | — | 7.6x |
| ACUTE LEUKEMIA WITH MCC | 834 | $509,250 | $254,625 | — | 7.6x |
| POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS WITH MCC | 917 | $112,679 | $56,340 | — | 7.5x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $178,490 | $89,245 | — | 7.5x |
| OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 167 | $135,869 | $67,935 | — | 7.5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $42,153 | $21,076 | — | 7.5x |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC | 184 | $74,878 | $37,439 | — | 7.5x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH MCC | 082 | $193,762 | $96,881 | — | 7.5x |
| CHOLECYSTECTOMY EXCEPT BY LAPAROSCOPE WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 415 | $145,620 | $72,810 | — | 7.4x |
| PANCREAS, LIVER AND SHUNT PROCEDURES WITH CC | 406 | $213,824 | $106,912 | — | 7.4x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH CC | 292 | $66,624 | $33,312 | — | 7.3x |
| COMPLICATIONS OF TREATMENT WITH MCC | 919 | $161,051 | $80,525 | — | 7.3x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $89,795 | $44,898 | — | 7.3x |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 270 | $485,382 | $242,691 | — | 7.3x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $150,916 | $75,458 | — | 7.3x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $63,834 | $31,917 | — | 7.3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $58,084 | $29,042 | — | 7.2x |
| MAJOR HEAD AND NECK PROCEDURES WITH CC | 141 | $168,535 | $84,267 | — | 7.2x |
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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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