Major Chest Surgery Cost in Illinois — Compare All Hospitals
Major surgery inside the chest, most often removing part of a lung for cancer or other disease, in patients with serious complicating conditions. Recovery typically involves chest tubes, breathing exercises, and several days in the hospital.
State average
$135,928
gross charge · DRG 163
Hospitals
18
with published pricing
Price range
$25,377 – $210,728
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Community First Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Gross charge $25,377Cash pay $12,688 - 2
Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers
Morris, IL
Gross charge $81,751Cash pay $22,138 - 3
Rush Oak Park Hospital
Oak Park, IL
Gross charge $102,834Cash pay $51,417 - 4
Memorial Hospital (Chester)
Chester, IL
Gross charge $104,804Cash pay $62,882 - 5
Copley Memorial Hospital
Aurora, IL
Gross charge $112,138Cash pay $56,069 - 6
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Gross charge $123,607Cash pay $61,803Medicare pays (avg) $49,306 - 7
Vista Medical Center East
Waukegan, IL
Gross charge $126,439 - 8
Swedish Hospital
Chicago, IL
Gross charge $131,578Cash pay $85,526 - 9Gross charge $131,578Cash pay $85,526Medicare pays (avg) $35,973
- 10
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center
Aledo, IL
Gross charge $133,798Cash pay $86,969 - 11
Alton Memorial Hospital
Alton, IL
Gross charge $150,147Cash pay $90,088 - 12
Memorial Hospital Belleville
Belleville, IL
Gross charge $150,147Cash pay $90,088 - 13
Memorial Hospital (Carthage)
Carthage, IL
Gross charge $150,147Cash pay $90,088 - 14
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics
Chicago, IL
Gross charge $154,702Cash pay $108,291 - 15
UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital
Rockford, IL
Gross charge $157,238 - 16
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center
Mattoon, IL
Gross charge $188,961 - 17
Mercyhealth Hospital & Physician Clinic - Crystal Lake
Crystal Lake, IL
Gross charge $210,728Cash pay $136,973 - 18
Harvard hospital
Harvard, IL
Gross charge $210,728Cash pay $136,973 - 19
Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet
Joliet, IL
Gross charge — - 20
Carle Health Proctor Hospital (Acute Care)
Peoria, IL
Gross charge — - 21
Blessing Hospital (Acute Care)
Quincy, IL
Gross charge — - 22
Advocate Sherman Hospital
Elgin, IL
Gross charge — - 23Gross charge —
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Advocate Trinity Hospital
Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 25
West Suburban Medical Center
Oak Park, IL
Gross charge — - 26
Saint Francis Hospital
Evanston, IL
Gross charge — - 27
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 28
Mc Donough District Hospital
Macomb, IL
Gross charge — - 29
Carle Foundation Hospital (Acute Care)
Urbana, IL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $33,817 - 30
Resurrection Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $34,853 - 31
Carle Health Pekin Hospital
Pekin, IL
Gross charge — - 32Gross charge —
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Decatur Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
Decatur, IL
Gross charge — - 34
Memorial Medical Center (Acute Care)
Springfield, IL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $36,104 - 35
St. Mary's Hospital - Kankakee
Kankakee, IL
Gross charge — - 36
Mercy Medical Center
Aurora, IL
Gross charge — - 37Gross charge —
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- 39
Methodist Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 40
Advocate Condell Medical Center
Libertyville, IL
Gross charge — - 41
Advocate Christ Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oak Lawn, IL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $34,468 - 42
Carle Health Methodist Hospital
Peoria, IL
Gross charge — - 43
Saint Joseph Hospital - Elgin
Elgin, IL
Gross charge — - 44
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital (Acute Care)
Park Ridge, IL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $34,365 - 45
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago
Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 46
Ascension Alexian Brothers
Elk Grove Village, IL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $31,542 - 47
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Rock Island Hospital
Rock Island, IL
Gross charge — - 48
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
Downers Grove, IL
Gross charge — - 49
St Alexius Medical Center
Hoffman Estates, IL
Gross charge — - 50
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
Barrington, IL
Gross charge — - 51
Deaconess Illinois Crossroads - Emergency Department
Mount Vernon, IL
Gross charge — - 52
North Chicago VA Medical Center
North Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 53
Carle Eureka Emergency Department
Eureka, IL
Gross charge — - 54
Lincoln Memorial Hospital
Lincoln, IL
Gross charge — - 55
Taylorville Memorial Hospital
Taylorville, IL
Gross charge — - 56
Red Bud Regional Hospital
Red Bud, IL
Gross charge — - 57
Jacksonville Memorial Hospital
Jacksonville, 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
Heartland Regional Medical Center
Marion, IL
Gross charge — - 62
Edward Hospital
Naperville, IL
Gross charge — - 63
Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center
Hoopeston, IL
Gross charge —
18 Illinois hospitals list a gross charge for major chest surgery under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $25,377 to $210,728. The cheapest is Community First Medical Center in Chicago; the most expensive is Harvard hospital in Harvard. The state average sits at $135,928.
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 major chest surgery 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 major chest surgery 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 major chest surgery in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 163 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.