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

MS-DRG 004 · 3 hospitals in Chicago

Charges here run from $279,609 to $655,822 — a difference of $376,213 for the same coded procedure, in the same city.

The typical Illinois hospital charges $565,823.

Hospitals in Chicago, cheapest first

Hospital Charged Actually paid Patients
$279,609 51% below the state average $132,311 15
$600,558 6% above the state average $160,978 18
$655,822 16% above the state average $115,545 22

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.