38/100
#1,668 nationally
West Suburban Medical Center
3 Erie Court, Oak Park, IL 60302 · (708) 383-6200
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, West Suburban Medical Center billed $4.96 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
- 5.0x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 22
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in IL
- #73
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 1/5
- 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 40% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 29% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 34% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 69% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
173 | $16,802 | $2,170 | +43% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
93 | $23,529 | $2,548 | +21% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
88 | $87,244 | $19,053 | +34% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
43 | $52,540 | $12,793 | +21% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
35 | $10,303 | $1,798 | -9% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
19 | $65,679 | $15,937 | +7% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
19 | $8,831 | $1,509 | -12% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
18 | $48,038 | $13,311 | +3% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
17 | $75,057 | $16,631 | +36% |
|
Fainting
MS-DRG 312 · Inpatient stay |
16 | $35,730 | $8,682 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
$48,636 | $9,393 | +48% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
$76,427 | $15,530 | +44% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,802 | $2,170 | +43% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$75,057 | $16,631 | +36% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$87,244 | $19,053 | +34% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$75,356 | $16,783 | +33% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$38,329 | $8,974 | +29% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$26,223 | $3,013 | +29% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,831 | $1,509 | -12% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,303 | $1,798 | -9% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$44,372 | $13,666 | -9% |
|
Fainting
MS-DRG 312 · Inpatient stay |
$35,730 | $8,682 | about average |
|
Seizures without Major Complications
MS-DRG 101 · Inpatient stay |
$40,071 | $9,348 | about average |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$48,458 | $12,155 | about average |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (severe)
MS-DRG 377 · Inpatient stay |
$72,116 | $16,934 | about average |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$48,038 | $13,311 | +3% |
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.