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ECMO or Tracheostomy with Mechanical Ventilation >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except cost in Chicago, IL

MS-DRG 003 · 4 hospitals in Chicago

Charges here run from $510,629 to $1,798,599 — a difference of $1,287,970 for the same coded procedure, in the same city.

The typical Illinois hospital charges $693,940.

Hospitals in Chicago, cheapest first

Hospital Charged Actually paid Patients
$510,629 26% below the state average $258,442 20
$1,019,733 47% above the state average $355,858 16
$1,235,245 78% above the state average $296,723 48
$1,798,599 159% above the state average $343,202 63

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.