41/100
#1,558 nationally
Holy Cross Hospital
2701 W 68Th Street, Chicago, IL 60629 · (773) 884-9000
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Holy Cross Hospital billed $4.35 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 4.3x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 19
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in IL
- #65
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 2/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 49% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 26% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 40% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 60% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
106 | $22,904 | $2,522 | +18% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
58 | $46,839 | $12,206 | +8% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
38 | $74,894 | $17,947 | +15% |
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
37 | $31,641 | $12,992 | -12% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
22 | $59,223 | $11,693 | +27% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
21 | $67,630 | $14,734 | +23% |
|
COPD (severe)
MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay |
17 | $61,464 | $10,497 | +47% |
|
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy without Major
MS-DRG 897 · Inpatient stay |
17 | $20,943 | $8,645 | -36% |
|
Fainting
MS-DRG 312 · Inpatient stay |
15 | $35,880 | $8,809 | about average |
|
Chest Pain
MS-DRG 313 · Inpatient stay |
15 | $33,461 | $8,400 | about average |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
COPD (severe)
MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay |
$61,464 | $10,497 | +47% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$65,804 | $13,172 | +36% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$81,221 | $15,953 | +32% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$59,223 | $11,693 | +27% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
$51,501 | $11,066 | +26% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$67,630 | $14,734 | +23% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,904 | $2,522 | +18% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$74,894 | $17,947 | +15% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy without Major
MS-DRG 897 · Inpatient stay |
$20,943 | $8,645 | -36% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$38,810 | $12,367 | -20% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,626 | $3,026 | -18% |
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
$31,641 | $12,992 | -12% |
|
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96 Hours
MS-DRG 208 · Inpatient stay |
$103,131 | $23,254 | -9% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
$49,819 | $13,236 | -6% |
|
Fainting
MS-DRG 312 · Inpatient stay |
$35,880 | $8,809 | about average |
|
Chest Pain
MS-DRG 313 · Inpatient stay |
$33,461 | $8,400 | about average |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.