Back Problems (without major complications) cost in Chicago, IL

MS-DRG 552 · 11 hospitals in Chicago

Charges here run from $25,019 to $61,346 — a difference of $36,327 for the same coded procedure, in the same city.

The typical Illinois hospital charges $39,484.

Hospitals in Chicago, cheapest first

Hospital	Charged	Actually paid	Patients
B John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL	$25,019 37% below the state average	$61,769	13
B Rush University Medical Center Chicago, IL	$28,096 29% below the state average	$14,315	45
C Community First Medical Center Chicago, IL	$32,935 17% below the state average	$8,229	14
C Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL	$35,585 10% below the state average	$11,790	23
C Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago, IL	$36,349 8% below the state average	$10,390	14
C Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL	$37,824 4% below the state average	$7,293	23
C University Of Illinois Hospital And Clinics Chicago, IL	$41,310 5% above the state average	$14,597	12
C Swedish Hospital Chicago, IL	$41,548 5% above the state average	$9,498	13
D Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL	$43,737 11% above the state average	$10,554	38
D Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center Chicago, IL	$48,944 24% above the state average	$9,025	42
D The University Of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL	$61,346 55% above the state average	$16,438	36

These are the averages each hospital reported to Medicare, not a quote for you. Before treatment, ask each hospital for a written good-faith estimate — you are entitled to one if you are uninsured or paying yourself.