67/100
#739 nationally
Rush University Medical Center
1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612 · (312) 942-5000
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Rush University Medical Center billed $3.01 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
- 3.0x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 230
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in IL
- #15
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 5/5
- 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 81% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 62% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 57% 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 |
834 | $15,207 | $2,630 | -22% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
772 | $3,358 | $651 | +7% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
558 | $8,574 | $1,506 | -15% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
538 | $54,013 | $12,678 | -14% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
399 | $11,609 | $1,954 | -10% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
357 | $15,755 | $1,842 | +34% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
288 | $14,649 | $2,756 | -17% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
268 | $20,243 | $3,082 | +6% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
225 | $18,989 | $2,250 | +62% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
221 | $73,075 | $27,825 | +12% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5493 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$42,138 | $5,083 | +74% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,989 | $2,250 | +62% |
|
Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis with Major
MS-DRG 441 · Inpatient stay |
$112,987 | $34,902 | +48% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,725 | $1,795 | +47% |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$30,332 | $3,954 | +47% |
|
Level 4 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5464 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$110,135 | $21,222 | +36% |
|
Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with Complications
MS-DRG 271 · Inpatient stay |
$202,437 | $55,849 | +35% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,755 | $1,842 | +34% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 7 Radiation Therapy
APC 5627 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$25,520 | $7,488 | -57% |
|
Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with Major Complications
MS-DRG 082 · Inpatient stay |
$42,420 | $29,275 | -56% |
|
Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour with Major Complications
MS-DRG 085 · Inpatient stay |
$44,876 | $29,153 | -54% |
|
Chemotherapy without Acute Leukemia as Secondary Diagnosis with Major Complications
MS-DRG 846 · Inpatient stay |
$51,992 | $32,486 | -52% |
|
Sepsis
MS-DRG 870 · Inpatient stay |
$136,696 | $69,474 | -49% |
|
Tracheostomy with Mechanical Ventilation >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except Face
MS-DRG 004 · Inpatient stay |
$279,609 | $132,311 | -48% |
|
Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour with Complications
MS-DRG 086 · Inpatient stay |
$29,541 | $16,445 | -48% |
|
Major Chest Procedures with Complications
MS-DRG 164 · Inpatient stay |
$56,977 | $31,631 | -48% |
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.