Illinois / Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital
CMS certification 140008 · Melrose Park, IL
Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital reported 813 Medicare inpatient stays across 32 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.97 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Illinois, number 19 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: 103 stays at an average charge of $79,322, 12% below the national average. It also billed 1,503 outpatient services, charging 5.48 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 813
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.97×
- 3Rank in IL (highest ratio = 1) 19 of 106
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 32 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital charged more than the national average in 6 (19%). 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 | 103 | $79,322 | -12% | $15,569 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 86 | $46,604 | -17% | $9,926 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 44 | $70,196 | -1% | $12,232 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 42 | $56,566 | -25% | $11,906 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 35 | $54,304 | -9% | $10,217 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 29 | $51,389 | -15% | $10,053 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 27 | $67,463 | -21% | $13,399 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 27 | $36,837 | -3% | $6,523 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 26 | $44,825 | -8% | $7,675 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 26 | $87,492 | -13% | $15,591 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 26 | $47,565 | -7% | $8,986 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 25 | $58,501 | +2% | $10,022 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 25 | $39,692 | -2% | $6,861 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 25 | $40,508 | -17% | $7,731 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 24 | $32,768 | -12% | $8,625 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 22 | $40,433 | +1% | $7,151 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 22 | $52,419 | -21% | $11,464 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 20 | $41,996 | -17% | $8,876 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 18 | $35,101 | -23% | $6,833 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 16 | $156,026 | -32% | $38,146 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 14 | $35,738 | -27% | $7,641 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 14 | $38,897 | +5% | $6,264 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 13 | $38,270 | +6% | $5,992 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 13 | $51,247 | -16% | $9,923 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 13 | $180,893 | -44% | $48,684 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 12 | $45,105 | -39% | $13,028 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 11 | $40,011 | +4% | $6,546 |
| 202 Bronchitis and Asthma with CC/MCC | 11 | $46,435 | +1% | $7,580 |
| 208 Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96... | 11 | $90,622 | -33% | $18,092 |
| 253 Other Vascular Procedures with CC | 11 | $92,534 | -30% | $19,367 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 11 | $53,366 | -6% | $10,984 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 11 | $28,644 | -26% | $6,426 |
Outpatient services
Against the Illinois average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital charged $79,322 on average, 7% more than the Illinois average of $73,987, and was paid $15,569 against a state average of $17,651. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital charged $46,604 on average, 1% more than the Illinois average of $46,293, and was paid $9,926 against a state average of $11,813. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital charged $70,196 on average, 17% more than the Illinois average of $59,769, and was paid $12,232 against a state average of $14,404. For Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC (DRG 280), Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital charged $56,566 on average, 12% less than the Illinois average of $64,281, and was paid $11,906 against a state average of $14,664. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $7,563 was 49% below the state average of $14,917. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $20,707 was 4% below the state average of $21,498. For Level 3 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5373), its average charge of $10,634 was 22% below the state average of $13,661. For Level 2 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5372), its average charge of $4,998 was 25% above the state average of $4,013.
Price-transparency record
No action in CMS's price-transparency enforcement list (July 2026) matches this hospital's exact name, city and state. That can mean CMS has not reviewed it, or that it is listed under a different name.
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.