Heart Failure Cost in Illinois — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for heart failure with complications, the most common cardiology admission in the U.S.
What this hospital charge usually covers
The gross-charge number above is the hospital's facility bill for heart failure. Here's what's typically inside that price (typical inpatient stay: 4–6 days):
Included in the hospital bill
- Inpatient cardiac monitoring
- IV diuretics and other heart-failure medications during admission
- Echocardiogram and other cardiac imaging
- Routine labs (BNP, electrolytes, kidney function)
Usually billed separately
- Cardiologist and hospitalist professional fees (billed separately)
- Outpatient cardiology follow-up after discharge
- Cardiac rehab program (if indicated)
- Long-term medications (diuretics, ACE inhibitors, beta-blockers, SGLT2 inhibitors)
Quality signals to check before picking a hospital
Price alone won't tell you which hospital does heart failure best. These are the CMS quality measures that matter most for this specific procedure. Click any hospital below for its full profile, then look for these:
Heart-Failure Mortality (30-day)
How often patients admitted for heart failure survive 30 days. The headline outcome.
Heart-Failure Readmissions
Heart failure is the most-readmitted condition in U.S. hospitals. Lower means better discharge planning and outpatient care coordination.
Patient Experience (HCAHPS)
Clear discharge communication on weight monitoring, fluid limits, and medication timing prevents many readmissions.
When the cheapest hospital may not be the best fit
The list below sorts by price. For heart failure, the lowest price isn't automatically the best fit — these are situations where it's worth weighing additional factors against price. None of the below is medical advice; talk to your doctor about what applies to your specific situation.
- If you have advanced heart failure (low ejection fraction, prior hospitalizations), an advanced heart-failure program may be worth additional cost.
- If you're being considered for an LVAD or heart transplant, an academic medical center with a transplant program is typically the right setting.
Questions to ask your hospital or insurer
The gross charge is the starting point. These are the procedure-specific questions to ask before you commit:
- Will any of my physicians (cardiologist, hospitalist) be out-of-network?
- What outpatient cardiology follow-up is scheduled? Is it in-network?
- Is there a heart-failure transitions-of-care program at this hospital?
Data notes for Illinois
- The lowest published charge ($2,027 at Massac Memorial Hospital) is unusually low for an inpatient stay. This may reflect a data-quality issue in the hospital's MRF rather than an actual price — verify directly with the hospital before relying on it.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Massac Memorial Hospital
Metropolis, IL
Gross charge $2,027Cash pay $1,419 - 2
Hillsboro Area Hospital
Hillsboro, IL
Gross charge $8,732Cash pay $6,985 - 3
Rush Oak Park Hospital
Oak Park, IL
Gross charge $15,460Cash pay $7,730 - 4
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center
Aledo, IL
Gross charge $15,529Cash pay $10,094 - 5
Roseland Community Hospital
Chicago, IL
Gross charge $16,313Cash pay $113,049 - 6
Hammond Henry Hospital
Geneseo, IL
Gross charge $20,018Cash pay $18,016 - 7
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
Pinckneyville, IL
Gross charge $20,674 - 8
Swedish Hospital
Chicago, IL
Gross charge $21,604Cash pay $14,042 - 9Gross charge $23,516Cash pay $15,286Medicare pays (avg) $6,485
- 10
Memorial Hospital (Chester)
Chester, IL
Gross charge $24,376Cash pay $14,626 - 11
Memorial Hospital Belleville
Belleville, IL
Gross charge $24,376Cash pay $14,626 - 12
Warner Hospital & Health Services
Clinton, IL
Gross charge $27,027 - 13
Alton Memorial Hospital
Alton, IL
Gross charge $27,788Cash pay $16,673 - 14
Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers
Morris, IL
Gross charge $31,309Cash pay $8,479 - 15
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Gross charge $32,757Cash pay $16,378 - 16
UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital
Rockford, IL
Gross charge $33,247 - 17
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics
Chicago, IL
Gross charge $33,886Cash pay $23,720 - 18
Copley Memorial Hospital
Aurora, IL
Gross charge $34,236Cash pay $17,118 - 19
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center
Mattoon, IL
Gross charge $38,204 - 20
Vista Medical Center East
Waukegan, IL
Gross charge $75,827 - 21
Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet
Joliet, IL
Gross charge — - 22
Carle Health Proctor Hospital (Acute Care)
Peoria, IL
Gross charge — - 23
Blessing Hospital (Acute Care)
Quincy, IL
Gross charge — - 24
Advocate Sherman Hospital
Elgin, IL
Gross charge — - 25Gross charge —
- 26
Advocate Trinity Hospital
Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 27
West Suburban Medical Center
Oak Park, IL
Gross charge — - 28
Saint Francis Hospital
Evanston, IL
Gross charge — - 29
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 30
Mc Donough District Hospital
Macomb, IL
Gross charge — - 31
Carle Foundation Hospital (Acute Care)
Urbana, IL
Gross charge — - 32
Resurrection Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 33
Carle Health Pekin Hospital
Pekin, IL
Gross charge — - 34Gross charge —
- 35
Memorial Medical Center (Acute Care)
Springfield, IL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,890 - 36
St. Mary's Hospital - Kankakee
Kankakee, IL
Gross charge — - 37
Mercy Medical Center
Aurora, IL
Gross charge — - 38Gross charge —
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- 40
Heartland Regional Medical Center
Marion, IL
Gross charge — - 41
Advocate Condell Medical Center
Libertyville, IL
Gross charge — - 42
Advocate Christ Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oak Lawn, IL
Gross charge — - 43
Carle Health Methodist Hospital
Peoria, IL
Gross charge — - 44
Saint Joseph Hospital - Elgin
Elgin, IL
Gross charge — - 45
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital (Acute Care)
Park Ridge, IL
Gross charge — - 46
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago
Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 47
Ascension Alexian Brothers
Elk Grove Village, IL
Gross charge — - 48
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Rock Island Hospital
Rock Island, IL
Gross charge — - 49
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
Downers Grove, IL
Gross charge — - 50
Anderson Hospital
Maryville, IL
Gross charge — - 51
St Alexius Medical Center
Hoffman Estates, IL
Gross charge — - 52
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
Barrington, IL
Gross charge — - 53
Deaconess Illinois Crossroads - Emergency Department
Mount Vernon, IL
Gross charge — - 54
North Chicago VA Medical Center
North Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 55
Community Hospital of Staunton
Staunton, IL
Gross charge — - 56
Carle Eureka Emergency Department
Eureka, IL
Gross charge — - 57
Red Bud Regional Hospital
Red Bud, IL
Gross charge — - 58
Carle Richland Memorial Hospital
Olney, IL
Gross charge — - 59
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia
Centralia, IL
Gross charge — - 60
HSHS St. John's Hospital
Springfield, IL
Gross charge — - 61
UChicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange
La Grange, IL
Gross charge — - 62
Edward Hospital
Naperville, IL
Gross charge — - 63
UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook
Bolingbrook, IL
Gross charge — - 64
Decatur Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
Decatur, IL
Gross charge — - 65
Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center
Hoopeston, IL
Gross charge — - 66
Jacksonville Memorial Hospital
Jacksonville, IL
Gross charge —
20 Illinois hospitals list a gross charge for heart failure under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $2,027 to $75,827. The cheapest is Massac Memorial Hospital in Metropolis; the most expensive is Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. The state average sits at $26,345.
What's published is the gross charge — the starting point, not what you'd actually owe. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists heart failure at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
You usually don't choose a hospital during an urgent heart failure admission. This page is for the planning side: patients with chronic conditions weighing their options, caregivers picking ahead of time, or employers comparing in-network facilities. Click any hospital name for its full quality profile — CMS overall star rating, mortality and readmission rates, patient-experience scores. When two nearby hospitals look similar on quality, the one with lower published charges is the safer default for routine medical admissions.
Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Illinois hospitals missing from the list either don't perform heart failure in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 292 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.