Illinois / Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital
CMS certification 140211 · Geneva, IL · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital reported 2,734 Medicare inpatient stays across 87 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.92 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Illinois, number 22 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: 405 stays at an average charge of $77,588, 14% below the national average. It also billed 2,557 outpatient services, charging 10.25 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 2,734
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.92×
- 3Rank in IL (highest ratio = 1) 22 of 106
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 87 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital charged more than the national average in 14 (16%). 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 | 405 | $77,588 | -14% | $16,170 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 179 | $60,187 | +7% | $10,867 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 115 | $68,826 | -3% | $13,961 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 69 | $68,466 | -10% | $15,250 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 66 | $43,983 | -10% | $10,214 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 50 | $61,519 | -16% | $15,503 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 46 | $31,881 | -12% | $6,880 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 44 | $109,213 | +8% | $16,285 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 44 | $188,105 | -18% | $39,207 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 43 | $64,340 | +7% | $11,528 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 40 | $66,719 | -33% | $16,636 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 40 | $45,063 | -7% | $7,909 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 40 | $34,631 | -14% | $9,286 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 40 | $35,176 | -14% | $8,099 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 38 | $50,880 | -9% | $8,371 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 38 | $82,254 | -4% | $14,591 |
| 543 Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective... | 36 | $45,029 | -8% | $8,315 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 36 | $42,507 | -36% | $13,202 |
| 057 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without MCC | 35 | $43,246 | -24% | $10,592 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 35 | $53,174 | -8% | $10,073 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 35 | $40,835 | -16% | $10,364 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 33 | $36,138 | -3% | $15,618 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 32 | $22,814 | -21% | $4,800 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 32 | $34,895 | -8% | $10,203 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 30 | $59,018 | -3% | $10,223 |
| 056 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders with MCC | 29 | $88,685 | -8% | $20,227 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 29 | $52,028 | +15% | $8,079 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 29 | $46,643 | -22% | $12,752 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 29 | $45,983 | -9% | $9,258 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 29 | $37,030 | -5% | $6,577 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 28 | $58,226 | +15% | $9,124 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 28 | $40,377 | -21% | $9,315 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 27 | $52,784 | -7% | $14,453 |
| 388 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with MCC | 27 | $45,934 | -33% | $11,003 |
| 542 Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective... | 26 | $51,723 | -35% | $13,862 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 25 | $61,227 | -6% | $11,271 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 25 | $163,354 | +37% | $20,358 |
| 101 Seizures without MCC | 23 | $42,888 | -12% | $12,552 |
| 393 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with MCC | 23 | $61,010 | -21% | $15,992 |
| 460 Spinal Fusion except Cervical without MCC | 23 | $143,570 | -16% | $27,975 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 23 | $37,863 | -20% | $13,413 |
| 100 Seizures with MCC | 21 | $76,051 | -19% | $20,370 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 21 | $43,931 | -4% | $7,114 |
| 314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC | 21 | $62,464 | -34% | $15,804 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 21 | $35,026 | -5% | $7,331 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 20 | $113,904 | +11% | $16,832 |
| 811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC | 20 | $90,944 | +33% | $11,714 |
| 180 Respiratory Neoplasms with MCC | 19 | $115,209 | +31% | $14,592 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 19 | $135,597 | -2% | $23,218 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 18 | $84,398 | -25% | $17,772 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 18 | $58,540 | -8% | $8,825 |
| 602 Cellulitis with MCC | 18 | $58,121 | -3% | $12,242 |
| 091 Other Disorders of Nervous System with MCC | 17 | $79,556 | -4% | $14,131 |
| 243 Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with CC | 17 | $104,840 | -6% | $18,241 |
| 374 Digestive Malignancy with MCC | 17 | $100,513 | 0% | $29,390 |
| 394 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CC | 17 | $46,111 | -2% | $9,242 |
| 435 Malignancy of Hepatobiliary System or Pancreas with MCC | 17 | $81,360 | -14% | $13,548 |
| 644 Endocrine Disorders with CC | 17 | $40,439 | -16% | $8,254 |
| 884 Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability | 17 | $42,315 | -32% | $12,080 |
| 092 Other Disorders of Nervous System with CC | 16 | $47,679 | -8% | $14,646 |
Showing the 60 most frequent of 87 DRGs.
Outpatient services
Against the Illinois average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital charged $77,588 on average, 5% more than the Illinois average of $73,987, and was paid $16,170 against a state average of $17,651. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital charged $60,187 on average, 30% more than the Illinois average of $46,293, and was paid $10,867 against a state average of $11,813. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital charged $68,826 on average, 15% more than the Illinois average of $59,769, and was paid $13,961 against a state average of $14,404. For Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC (DRG 280), Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital charged $68,466 on average, 7% more than the Illinois average of $64,281, and was paid $15,250 against a state average of $14,664. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $17,205 was 15% above the state average of $14,917. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $28,222 was 31% above the state average of $21,498. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $17,130 was 45% above the state average of $11,818. For Level 3 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5373), its average charge of $18,255 was 34% above the state average of $13,661.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital in Geneva, IL, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2026-02-26 (CMS case 7132)
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.