Illinois / Carle Bromenn Medical Center
CMS certification 140127 · Normal, IL · 4 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Carle Bromenn Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Carle Bromenn Medical Center reported 1,257 Medicare inpatient stays across 49 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.49 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Illinois, number 72 of 106 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 4.06×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 291, Heart Failure and Shock with MCC: 166 stays at an average charge of $29,203, 48% below the national average. It also billed 1,418 outpatient services, charging 4.73 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,257
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.49×
- 3Rank in IL (highest ratio = 1) 72 of 106
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 4
Inpatient stays
For the 49 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Carle Bromenn Medical Center charged more than the national average in 0 (0%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 166 | $29,203 | -48% | $9,642 |
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 124 | $49,866 | -45% | $14,700 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 59 | $46,305 | -34% | $12,013 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 42 | $35,513 | -41% | $9,993 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 42 | $26,943 | -34% | $7,644 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 37 | $27,818 | -26% | $6,122 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 33 | $48,485 | -34% | $12,126 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 29 | $39,861 | -40% | $11,462 |
| 885 Psychoses | 29 | $35,414 | -20% | $10,712 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 28 | $32,614 | -43% | $9,555 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 27 | $21,952 | -39% | $5,838 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 27 | $29,134 | -36% | $6,867 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 27 | $34,165 | -33% | $9,025 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 26 | $41,837 | -45% | $11,480 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 23 | $38,934 | -30% | $7,619 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 23 | $25,551 | -36% | $8,408 |
| 460 Spinal Fusion except Cervical without MCC | 23 | $95,726 | -44% | $29,881 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 23 | $29,807 | -51% | $9,957 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 22 | $56,896 | -44% | $15,486 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 22 | $35,826 | -4% | $9,118 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 21 | $56,532 | -43% | $14,905 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 20 | $31,106 | -31% | $7,537 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 19 | $14,254 | -50% | $4,422 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 19 | $49,177 | -47% | $13,773 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 18 | $56,358 | -45% | $15,361 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 17 | $30,361 | -46% | $9,198 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 17 | $64,076 | -44% | $20,608 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 17 | $31,228 | -36% | $6,827 |
| 602 Cellulitis with MCC | 16 | $34,697 | -42% | $10,792 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 15 | $73,812 | -55% | $21,025 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 15 | $52,932 | -56% | $17,421 |
| 025 Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with MCC | 14 | $123,779 | -47% | $34,052 |
| 176 Pulmonary Embolism without MCC | 14 | $33,364 | -20% | $6,424 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 14 | $27,105 | -29% | $6,417 |
| 202 Bronchitis and Asthma with CC/MCC | 14 | $24,860 | -46% | $7,497 |
| 305 Hypertension without MCC | 14 | $26,943 | -33% | $5,961 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 14 | $76,061 | -67% | $38,365 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 13 | $30,999 | -52% | $10,615 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 13 | $27,853 | -45% | $8,369 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 13 | $31,603 | -35% | $7,235 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 13 | $26,429 | -37% | $8,354 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 13 | $23,882 | -36% | $5,994 |
| 897 Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation... | 13 | $20,276 | -45% | $6,803 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 12 | $56,114 | -34% | $12,407 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 12 | $22,264 | -43% | $6,193 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 12 | $30,708 | -31% | $7,094 |
| 439 Disorders of Pancreas except Malignancy with CC | 11 | $31,735 | -27% | $6,756 |
| 660 Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with CC | 11 | $35,196 | -48% | $10,095 |
| 884 Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability | 11 | $43,173 | -31% | $11,826 |
Outpatient services
Against the Illinois average
For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Carle Bromenn Medical Center charged $29,203 on average, 37% less than the Illinois average of $46,293, and was paid $9,642 against a state average of $11,813. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Carle Bromenn Medical Center charged $49,866 on average, 33% less than the Illinois average of $73,987, and was paid $14,700 against a state average of $17,651. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Carle Bromenn Medical Center charged $46,305 on average, 23% less than the Illinois average of $59,769, and was paid $12,013 against a state average of $14,404. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Carle Bromenn Medical Center charged $35,513 on average, 28% less than the Illinois average of $49,081, and was paid $9,993 against a state average of $11,857. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $17,913 was 17% below the state average of $21,498. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $38,839 was 42% below the state average of $67,146. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $6,655 was 44% below the state average of $11,818. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $17,148 was 31% below the state average of $25,004.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Carle Bromenn Medical Center in Normal, IL, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2024-03-08 (CMS case 280)
- Closure Notice — 2024-06-11 (CMS case 280)
- Warning Notice — 2026-03-24 (CMS case 7336)
- Closure Notice — 2026-07-01 (CMS case 7336)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.