THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER
CHICAGO, IL 60637 · Acute Care Hospitals
196 procedures with CMS pricing data · Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024
By BillRazor Research · Last updated March 26, 2026 · Methodology
Procedures Analyzed
196
With CMS pricing data
Avg Charge-to-Medicare Ratio
6.4x
Chargemaster ÷ Medicare
CMS Quality Rating
Patient experience & outcomes
Hospital Type
Acute Care Hospitals
Voluntary non-profit - Private
Above 90th Percentile
16%
Compared to IL hospitals
Understanding Your Costs
When you receive a bill from THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER, you are typically seeing the hospital's “chargemaster” rate — its published list price for each service. According to CMS data, THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER lists chargemaster rates that average 6.4x the corresponding Medicare reimbursement amount across 196 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 6.4x, this facility’s average ratio is above 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 THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER is KIDNEY TRANSPLANT (DRG 652). The listed chargemaster rate is $403,226, while Medicare reimburses $31,468 for the same procedure — a ratio of 12.8x (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.
31 of 196 procedures (16%) at this facility have listed rates above the 90th percentile compared to other IL hospitals reporting the same procedure data to CMS (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER is a voluntary non-profit - private acute care hospitals facility with a CMS quality rating of 4/5 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 652 | $403,226 | $31,468 | 12.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 026 | $261,409 | $26,870 | 9.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR OVARIAN OR ADNEXAL MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 737 | $188,300 | $19,732 | 9.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CHEMOTHERAPY WITH ACUTE LEUKEMIA AS SECONDARY DIAGNOSIS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 839 | $106,963 | $11,379 | 9.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WITH HEMODIALYSIS WITH MCC | 650 | $458,325 | $48,800 | 9.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH CC | 908 | $204,984 | $21,899 | 9.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR NON-OVARIAN AND NON-ADNEXAL MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 740 | $154,231 | $17,449 | 8.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 027 | $234,029 | $26,532 | 8.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| COAGULATION DISORDERS | 813 | $99,822 | $11,515 | 8.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC | 442 | $77,459 | $8,977 | 8.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 543 | $129,533 | $15,056 | 8.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $87,053 | $10,163 | 8.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR BLADDER PROCEDURES WITH CC | 654 | $252,171 | $29,482 | 8.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $80,778 | $9,500 | 8.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $84,300 | $9,940 | 8.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| ACUTE LEUKEMIA WITH CC | 835 | $221,195 | $26,611 | 8.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS OR POORLY DIFFERENTIATED NEOPLASMS WITH MAJOR O.R. PROCEDUR | 827 | $194,220 | $23,634 | 8.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| RESPIRATORY NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 180 | $130,291 | $16,033 | 8.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| LYMPHOMA AND NON-ACUTE LEUKEMIA WITH CC | 841 | $135,131 | $16,636 | 8.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 542 | $176,947 | $21,868 | 8.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $68,186 | $8,477 | 8.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH MCC | 388 | $123,495 | $15,399 | 8.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| BONE DISEASES AND ARTHROPATHIES WITHOUT MCC | 554 | $72,595 | $9,069 | 8.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE WITH MCC | 385 | $134,576 | $16,887 | 8.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $57,753 | $7,277 | 7.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DYSEQUILIBRIUM | 149 | $57,244 | $7,216 | 7.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC | 441 | $143,756 | $18,155 | 7.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH MCC | 907 | $326,147 | $41,661 | 7.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH MCC | 957 | $584,146 | $75,194 | 7.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| AMPUTATION FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISORDERS WITH CC | 475 | $168,347 | $21,784 | 7.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| AORTIC AND HEART ASSIST PROCEDURES EXCEPT PULSATION BALLOON WITHOUT MCC | 269 | $330,420 | $42,849 | 7.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC | 432 | $193,852 | $25,289 | 7.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $157,516 | $20,652 | 7.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| ACUTE LEUKEMIA WITH MCC | 834 | $509,250 | $67,382 | 7.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $178,490 | $23,712 | 7.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS WITH MCC | 917 | $112,679 | $14,970 | 7.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 167 | $135,869 | $18,059 | 7.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $42,153 | $5,618 | 7.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC | 184 | $74,878 | $9,997 | 7.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH MCC | 082 | $193,762 | $25,891 | 7.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CHOLECYSTECTOMY EXCEPT BY LAPAROSCOPE WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 415 | $145,620 | $19,694 | 7.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PANCREAS, LIVER AND SHUNT PROCEDURES WITH CC | 406 | $213,824 | $29,105 | 7.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH CC | 292 | $66,624 | $9,126 | 7.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| COMPLICATIONS OF TREATMENT WITH MCC | 919 | $161,051 | $22,089 | 7.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $89,795 | $12,317 | 7.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 270 | $485,382 | $66,880 | 7.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $63,834 | $8,792 | 7.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $150,916 | $20,784 | 7.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR HEAD AND NECK PROCEDURES WITH CC | 141 | $168,535 | $23,311 | 7.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $58,084 | $8,030 | 7.2x | 1th | 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 6.4x places it at the upper-middle range of the state range (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
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Frequently Asked Questions About THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER
How much does THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER charge compared to Medicare?
According to CMS IPPS data, THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER's listed chargemaster rates average 6.4x the Medicare reimbursement amount across 196 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 THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER?
The procedure with the highest chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio at THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER is KIDNEY TRANSPLANT (DRG 652), with a listed charge of $403,226 compared to Medicare reimbursement of $31,468 — a ratio of 12.8x. Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary.
Is THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER expensive compared to other IL hospitals?
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER's average chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio is 6.4x. 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 THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER 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 THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER 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 THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER in CHICAGO, IL accept Medicare?
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER is included in the CMS IPPS Provider Summary, which covers Medicare-participating hospitals. For specific coverage questions, contact THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER directly or check with your insurance provider.
Data sourced from CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. All information is for educational purposes only.