CostGrade

Skin Infection (without major complications) cost in Chicago, IL

MS-DRG 603 · 10 hospitals in Chicago

Charges here run from $19,775 to $54,280 — a difference of $34,505 for the same coded procedure, in the same city.

The typical Illinois hospital charges $30,044.

Hospitals in Chicago, cheapest first

Hospital Charged Actually paid Patients
$19,775 34% below the state average $49,891 13
$26,867 11% below the state average $7,143 19
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Swedish Hospital

Chicago, IL

$26,882 11% below the state average $9,180 20
$27,040 10% below the state average $12,400 39
$27,334 9% below the state average $9,558 12
$28,852 4% below the state average $9,408 11
$32,628 9% above the state average $10,594 47
$34,265 14% above the state average $13,069 14
$43,003 43% above the state average $8,576 31
$54,280 81% above the state average $13,498 38

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.