Sepsis Cost in Illinois — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for septicemia or severe sepsis (no extended ventilator) with major complications — a life-threatening immune response to infection.
State average
$48,660
gross charge · DRG 871
Hospitals
23
with published pricing
Price range
$847 – $129,123
low to high
Data notes for Illinois
- The lowest published charge ($847 at Thorek 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
Thorek Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL
Gross charge $847 - 2
Massac Memorial Hospital
Metropolis, IL
Gross charge $6,689Cash pay $4,683 - 3
Hillsboro Area Hospital
Hillsboro, IL
Gross charge $6,867Cash pay $5,494 - 4
Touchette Regional Hospital Inc
Centreville, IL
Gross charge $15,445Cash pay $9,576 - 5
SBL Fayette County Hospital
Vandalia, IL
Gross charge $23,487 - 6
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
Pinckneyville, IL
Gross charge $27,246 - 7
Hammond Henry Hospital
Geneseo, IL
Gross charge $33,655Cash pay $30,289 - 8
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center
Aledo, IL
Gross charge $35,628Cash pay $23,158 - 9
Warner Hospital & Health Services
Clinton, IL
Gross charge $40,378 - 10Gross charge $47,306Cash pay $30,749
- 11
Swedish Hospital
Chicago, IL
Gross charge $47,306Cash pay $30,749 - 12
Roseland Community Hospital
Chicago, IL
Gross charge $49,382Cash pay $342,220 - 13
Alton Memorial Hospital
Alton, IL
Gross charge $51,058Cash pay $30,635 - 14
Memorial Hospital Belleville
Belleville, IL
Gross charge $51,058Cash pay $30,635 - 15
Memorial Hospital (Carthage)
Carthage, IL
Gross charge $51,058Cash pay $30,635 - 16
Memorial Hospital (Chester)
Chester, IL
Gross charge $51,188Cash pay $30,713 - 17
Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers
Morris, IL
Gross charge $59,269Cash pay $16,050 - 18
Mercyhealth Hospital & Physician Clinic - Crystal Lake
Crystal Lake, IL
Gross charge $71,447Cash pay $46,441 - 19
Harvard hospital
Harvard, IL
Gross charge $71,447Cash pay $46,441 - 20
UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital
Rockford, IL
Gross charge $76,512 - 21
Copley Memorial Hospital
Aurora, IL
Gross charge $85,036Cash pay $42,518 - 22
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics
Chicago, IL
Gross charge $87,750Cash pay $61,425 - 23
Vista Medical Center East
Waukegan, IL
Gross charge $129,123 - 24
Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet
Joliet, IL
Gross charge — - 25
Carle Health Proctor Hospital (Acute Care)
Peoria, IL
Gross charge — - 26
Blessing Hospital (Acute Care)
Quincy, IL
Gross charge — - 27
Advocate Sherman Hospital
Elgin, IL
Gross charge — - 28Gross charge —
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Advocate Trinity Hospital
Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 30
West Suburban Medical Center
Oak Park, IL
Gross charge — - 31
Saint Francis Hospital
Evanston, IL
Gross charge — - 32
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 33
Carle Foundation Hospital (Acute Care)
Urbana, IL
Gross charge — - 34
Resurrection Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 35
Carle Health Pekin Hospital
Pekin, IL
Gross charge — - 36Gross charge —
- 37
St. Mary's Hospital - Kankakee
Kankakee, IL
Gross charge — - 38
Mercy Medical Center
Aurora, IL
Gross charge — - 39Gross charge —
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- 41
Heartland Regional Medical Center
Marion, IL
Gross charge — - 42
Methodist Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 43
Advocate Condell Medical Center
Libertyville, IL
Gross charge — - 44
Advocate Christ Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oak Lawn, IL
Gross charge — - 45
Carle Health Methodist Hospital
Peoria, IL
Gross charge — - 46
Saint Joseph Hospital - Elgin
Elgin, IL
Gross charge — - 47
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital (Acute Care)
Park Ridge, IL
Gross charge — - 48
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago
Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 49
Ascension Alexian Brothers
Elk Grove Village, IL
Gross charge — - 50
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Rock Island Hospital
Rock Island, IL
Gross charge — - 51
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
Downers Grove, IL
Gross charge — - 52
St Alexius Medical Center
Hoffman Estates, IL
Gross charge — - 53
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
Barrington, IL
Gross charge — - 54
Deaconess Illinois Crossroads - Emergency Department
Mount Vernon, IL
Gross charge — - 55
North Chicago VA Medical Center
North Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 56
Carle Eureka Emergency Department
Eureka, IL
Gross charge — - 57
Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center
Hoopeston, IL
Gross charge — - 58
Red Bud Regional Hospital
Red Bud, IL
Gross charge — - 59
Carle Richland Memorial Hospital
Olney, IL
Gross charge —
23 Illinois hospitals list a gross charge for sepsis under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $847 to $129,123. The cheapest is Thorek Memorial Hospital in Chicago; the most expensive is Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. The state average sits at $48,660.
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 sepsis 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 sepsis 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 sepsis in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 871 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.