Illinois / John H Stroger Jr Hospital
CMS certification 140124 · Chicago, IL · 3 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
John H Stroger Jr Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
John H Stroger Jr Hospital reported 318 Medicare inpatient stays across 16 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 0.81 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Illinois, number 106 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: 70 stays at an average charge of $36,861, 35% below the national average. It also billed 916 outpatient services, charging 6.51 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 318
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 0.81×
- 3Rank in IL (highest ratio = 1) 106 of 106
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 3
Inpatient stays
For the 16 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, John H Stroger Jr Hospital charged more than the national average in 1 (6%). 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 | 70 | $36,861 | -35% | $65,164 |
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 54 | $63,233 | -30% | $77,715 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 21 | $254,260 | +11% | $167,310 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 17 | $53,578 | -7% | $56,458 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 16 | $51,512 | -54% | $70,095 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 16 | $28,113 | -38% | $54,524 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 14 | $65,796 | -13% | $72,237 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 14 | $42,237 | -36% | $60,162 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 14 | $28,932 | -41% | $60,972 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 13 | $25,019 | -49% | $61,769 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 13 | $19,775 | -47% | $49,891 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 12 | $28,939 | -43% | $57,621 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 11 | $83,482 | -16% | $66,821 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 11 | $34,786 | -42% | $58,655 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 11 | $53,636 | -11% | $73,790 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 11 | $22,959 | -48% | $54,086 |
Outpatient services
Against the Illinois average
For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), John H Stroger Jr Hospital charged $36,861 on average, 20% less than the Illinois average of $46,293, and was paid $65,164 against a state average of $11,813. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), John H Stroger Jr Hospital charged $63,233 on average, 15% less than the Illinois average of $73,987, and was paid $77,715 against a state average of $17,651. For Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with MCC (DRG 853), John H Stroger Jr Hospital charged $254,260 on average, 39% more than the Illinois average of $183,276, and was paid $167,310 against a state average of $45,582. For Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure (DRG 189), John H Stroger Jr Hospital charged $53,578 on average, 6% more than the Illinois average of $50,573, and was paid $56,458 against a state average of $11,480. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $13,078 was 39% below the state average of $21,498. For Level 2 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5372), its average charge of $2,386 was 41% below the state average of $4,013. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $11,828 was 21% below the state average of $14,917. For Level 3 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5373), its average charge of $8,926 was 35% below the state average of $13,661.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named John H Stroger Jr Hospital in Chicago, IL, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2025-03-25 (CMS case 3385)
- Warning Notice — 2026-04-15 (CMS case 7482)
- Closure Notice — 2026-06-25 (CMS case 7482)
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.