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Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications) cost in Chicago, IL

MS-DRG 470 · 6 hospitals in Chicago

Charges here run from $73,066 to $114,498 — a difference of $41,432 for the same coded procedure, in the same city.

The typical Illinois hospital charges $79,268.

Hospitals in Chicago, cheapest first

Hospital Charged Actually paid Patients
$73,066 8% below the state average $24,139 100
$88,918 12% above the state average $17,301 13
$91,814 16% above the state average $16,333 11
$108,741 37% above the state average $19,488 15
$113,969 44% above the state average $19,429 145
$114,498 44% above the state average $32,599 21

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.