Illinois / Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital
CMS certification 140082 · Chicago, IL · 3 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital reported 443 Medicare inpatient stays across 20 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.1 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Illinois, number 82 of 106 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 4.06×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 126 stays at an average charge of $71,319, 21% below the national average. It also billed 129 outpatient services, charging 12.67 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 443
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.1×
- 3Rank in IL (highest ratio = 1) 82 of 106
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 3
Inpatient stays
For the 20 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital charged more than the national average in 2 (10%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 126 | $71,319 | -21% | $22,623 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 37 | $34,743 | -38% | $14,995 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 22 | $38,032 | -34% | $13,738 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 20 | $54,420 | -26% | $17,884 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 19 | $165,418 | -28% | $51,277 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 19 | $123,616 | -62% | $59,389 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 19 | $38,871 | -21% | $12,128 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 18 | $36,051 | -11% | $10,301 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 16 | $60,521 | -8% | $17,740 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 15 | $53,962 | -24% | $17,943 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 15 | $43,308 | -28% | $15,202 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 15 | $108,741 | +17% | $19,488 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 14 | $71,420 | -6% | $18,513 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 14 | $56,979 | -5% | $16,388 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 14 | $30,084 | -19% | $9,516 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 13 | $34,278 | -25% | $9,997 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 13 | $30,428 | -24% | $8,767 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 12 | $47,979 | -7% | $13,198 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 11 | $28,852 | -23% | $9,408 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 11 | $42,103 | +11% | $9,620 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Observation Services | 62 | $17,460 | $2,599 |
| Level 1 Intraocular Procedures | 44 | $31,188 | $2,213 |
| Level 1 Endovascular Procedures | 12 | $44,632 | $3,099 |
| Level 5 Urology and Related Services | 11 | $45,109 | $4,913 |
Against the Illinois average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital charged $71,319 on average, 4% less than the Illinois average of $73,987, and was paid $22,623 against a state average of $17,651. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital charged $34,743 on average, 25% less than the Illinois average of $46,293, and was paid $14,995 against a state average of $11,813. For Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure (DRG 189), Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital charged $38,032 on average, 25% less than the Illinois average of $50,573, and was paid $13,738 against a state average of $11,480. For Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC (DRG 698), Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital charged $54,420 on average, 4% less than the Illinois average of $56,671, and was paid $17,884 against a state average of $14,839. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $17,460 was 19% below the state average of $21,498. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $31,188 was 109% above the state average of $14,917. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $44,632 was 78% above the state average of $25,004. For Level 5 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5375), its average charge of $45,109 was 33% above the state average of $33,825.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2024-10-31 (CMS case 2825)
- CAP Request — 2025-02-11 (CMS case 2825)
- Closure Notice — 2025-04-15 (CMS case 2825)
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.