Hospital prices in Illinois

115 Illinois hospitals reported 216,831 Medicare inpatient stays in 2024. The median hospital charged 4.06 times what it was paid — below the national median of 4.15×, number 18 of 51. The widest gap was at Deaconess Illinois Medical Center (8.85×), the narrowest at John H Stroger Jr Hospital (0.81×). CMS's price-transparency list records 414 enforcement actions involving 157 Illinois hospitals.

1Median charge ÷ paid 4.06×
2Hospitals reporting 120
3Medicare inpatient stays 216,831
4Price-transparency actions 414

Inpatient charge-to-payment ratio, the 15 Illinois hospitals with the widest gap (100+ Medicare stays), bars to scale. Source: CMS DY2024.

Most common stays in Illinois

DRG	Stays	IL avg charge	US avg charge	IL avg paid
871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with...	23,221	$73,987	$90,297	$17,651
291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC	15,144	$46,293	$56,380	$11,813
177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC	6,773	$59,769	$70,592	$14,404
193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC	5,608	$49,081	$59,757	$11,857
872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without...	4,340	$41,000	$49,049	$9,886
690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC	4,243	$30,972	$37,821	$7,470
189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure	4,161	$50,573	$57,570	$11,480
392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive...	3,885	$32,877	$40,165	$7,851
683 Renal Failure with CC	3,779	$34,485	$40,705	$8,535
280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC	3,591	$64,281	$75,821	$14,664

Every hospital

Hospital	Stays	Ratio	Actions
Northshore University Healthsystem Evanston Hosp Evanston	12,535	3.81×	–
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago	9,081	4.85×	5
Saint Francis Medical Center Peoria	7,052	4.91×	–
Northwest Community Hospital 1 Arlington Heights	6,824	3.58×	–
Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights	6,789	4.73×	–
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center Oak Lawn	6,533	3.47×	–
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge	6,442	3.88×	–
Northwestern Medicine Mchenry Hospital Mchenry	6,249	4.71×	–
Silver Cross Hospital and Medical Centers New Lenox	5,659	2.62×	–
Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital Winfield	5,590	6.01×	3
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago	5,502	4.5×	–
Edward Hospital Naperville	5,324	5.05×	–
Rush University Medical Center Chicago	5,255	2.55×	5
Memorial Medical Center Springfield	4,765	4.64×	–
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville	4,416	5.17×	1
The Carle Foundation Hospital Urbana	4,367	5.01×	–
Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst	4,309	4.94×	–
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove	3,707	4.39×	3
St Johns Hospital Springfield	3,572	4.88×	3
Loyola University Medical Center Maywood	3,458	3.07×	5
Blessing Hospital Quincy	3,452	5.78×	5
Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1 Elk Grove Village	3,280	4.9×	–
Presence Resurrection Medical Center Chicago	3,174	5.62×	–
Memorial Hospital Belleville	3,087	4.69×	1
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington	3,003	3.93×	1
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin	2,963	4.46×	1
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest	2,858	5.4×	–
Saint Joseph Medical Center Joliet	2,839	6.19×	–
Saint Anthony Medical Center Rockford	2,802	4.57×	–
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital Geneva	2,734	4.92×	1
Rush Copley Medical Center Aurora	2,463	4.18×	3
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago	2,307	3.93×	1
HSHS St Elizabeth's Hospital O Fallon	2,225	4.45×	1
Uw Health Rockford	2,222	5.54×	–
Decatur Memorial Hospital Decatur	2,197	4.07×	–
St Alexius Medical Center Hoffman Estates	2,121	4.74×	3
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange	2,076	3.51×	–
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Mattoon	1,924	4.35×	4
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park	1,791	3.74×	1
Good Samaritan Regional Hlth Center Mount Vernon	1,766	3.97×	–
Franciscan Health Olympia & Chicago Heights Olympia Fields	1,749	3.39×	–
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale	1,747	3.4×	2
Memorial Hospital of Carbondale Carbondale	1,681	4.28×	2
Riverside Medical Center Kankakee	1,672	3.63×	4
Trinity Rock Island Rock Island	1,624	3.18×	–
Carle Health Methodist Hospital Peoria	1,602	4.76×	–
St Joseph Medical Center Bloomington	1,588	4.37×	–
Herrin Hospital Herrin	1,493	3.99×	2
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago	1,341	3.25×	–
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital Dekalb	1,329	4.81×	–
Carle Bromenn Medical Center Normal	1,257	3.49×	4
Swedish Hospital Chicago	1,232	3.59×	–
Alton Memorial Hospital Alton	1,229	3.83×	1
Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey	1,168	3.92×	–
Anderson Hospital Maryville	1,134	4.59×	4
Javon Bea Hospital Rockford	1,098	4.39×	–
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago	1,087	3.43×	–
Presence Saint Francis Hospital Evanston	1,085	4.42×	–
OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center Ottawa	1,068	3.27×	–
St Anthonys Memorial Hospital Effingham	1,027	2.61×	–
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago	932	4.34×	–
Cgh Medical Center Sterling	930	5.23×	2
Macneal Hospital Berwyn	911	4.09×	3
St Mary Medical Center Galesburg	883	2.93×	–
Rush Oak Park Hospital Oak Park	880	2.85×	–
Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers Morris	853	5.44×	3
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago	822	3.58×	–
Presence Mercy Medical Center Aurora	817	6.45×	1
Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park	813	4.97×	–
SSM Health St Mary's Hospital -Centralia Centralia	712	2.66×	–
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook	671	3.16×	–
Presence St Marys Hospital Kankakee	668	6.84×	–
Deaconess Illinois Medical Center Marion	634	8.85×	6
Carle Health Proctor Hospital Peoria	538	5.51×	–
Vista Medical Center East Waukegan	491	7.26×	4
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights	488	3.01×	–
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Elgin Elgin	473	6.12×	–
St Marys Hospital Decatur	449	4.25×	–
Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago	443	3.1×	3
Fhn Memorial Hospital Freeport	425	3.94×	2
OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center Danville	423	4.07×	–
Community First Medical Center Chicago	403	4.95×	6
OSF Saint Katharine Medical Center Dixon	391	3.8×	–
OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center Alton	388	3.05×	2
Humboldt Park Health Chicago	348	2.97×	2
Holy Cross Hospital Chicago	339	4.05×	5
Thorek Memorial Hospital Chicago	339	1.79×	2
West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park	331	4.49×	3
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago	318	0.81×	3
OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center Urbana	312	4.41×	2
Carle Health Pekin Hospital Pekin	306	4.44×	–
Jackson Park Hospital Chicago	288	1.2×	5
Saint James Hospital Pontiac	271	2.57×	–
Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City	254	6.52×	9
Mt Sinai Hospital Medical Center Chicago	215	3.06×	1
Graham Hospital Association Canton	214	2.36×	3
Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago Chicago	213	3.1×	5
Mercyone Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis	201	2.57×	–
Mc Donough District Hospital Macomb	176	2.13×	2
South Shore Hospital Chicago	165	3.88×	2
Methodist Hospital of Chicago Chicago	149	1.6×	–
Loretto Hospital Chicago	143	1.28×	4
Harrisburg Medical Center Harrisburg	125	2.08×	–
St Josephs Hospital Breese	125	2.44×	–
Roseland Community Hospital Chicago	108	3.06×	3
Jersey Community Hospital Jerseyville	105	2.38×	3
Carle Richland Memorial Hospital Olney	83	3.02×	4
St Bernard Hospital Chicago	69	2.4×	4
Touchette Regional Hospital Inc Centreville	62	0.89×	–
Deaconess Illinois Crossroads Mount Vernon	58	4.9×	–
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago	53	2.5×	2
HSHS Holy Family Hospital Greenville	49	1.96×	–
Midwestern Region Med Center, Inc Zion	20	5.67×	–
Provident Hospital of Chicago Chicago	16	0.3×	–
Rush Specialty Hospital, LLC Chicago	14	6.34×	–
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Chicago	0	–	1
Marianjoy Rehabilitation Center Wheaton	0	–	4
Mercyhealth Hospital & Physician Clinic-Crystal La Crystal Lake	0	–	–
Presence Holy Family Medical Center Des Plaines	0	–	–
Shirley Ryan Abilitylab Chicago	0	–	–

Price-transparency enforcement in Illinois

137 closure notices, 128 warning notices, 86 “met requirements” findings, 59 corrective-action-plan requests, 3 administrative closures, 1 civil-penalty notice — CMS's actions under the hospital price-transparency rule since 2021. See the enforcement page for what each step means.

Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient 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.