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Hospital stay for digestive disorders, no complications in Chicago, IL-IN costs $11,694 to $36,952. Here's every hospital's price.

8 hospitals in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area publish a cash price for hospital stay for digestive disorders, no complications (MS-DRG 392). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, 8 hospitals list a cash price for hospital stay for digestive disorders, no complications (MS-DRG 392). The lowest is $11,694 at Northwest Community Hospital 1, the median is $24,344 and the highest is $36,952 at Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago. The most expensive hospital lists 3.2 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Chicago, IL-IN median of $24,344 is 130% above the national median of $10,565 across 126 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

31 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $546 to $50,149. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.

The files behind these prices are dated between January 2025 and August 2026. 49 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.

$11,694
lowest cash price in Chicago, IL-IN
Northwest Community Hospital 1 · 23 mi
$12,650 below the median
$24,344
median cash price
8 hospitals
3.2×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
8/82
hospitals with a cash price
49 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Northwest Community Hospital 1

Arlington Heights · 23 mi · File Mar 2026

$11,694
list $11,694
2
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics

Chicago · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$12,050
list $40,165
3
Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital

Evanston · 23 mi · Older file Jan 2025

$15,113
list $23,251
4
Northwestern Medicine Mchenry

Mchenry · 45 mi · File Apr 2026

$24,344
list $34,777
5
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital

Dekalb · 47 mi · File Apr 2026

$24,764
list $35,378 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital

Geneva · 27 mi · File Apr 2026

$24,939
list $35,627 · lowest of 2 lines
7
Methodist Hospitals INC

Gary · 27 mi · File Aug 2026

$26,868
list $38,383 · lowest of 2 lines
8
$36,952
list $52,788
9
Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital

Melrose Park · 10 mi · File Mar 2026

10
Advocate Sherman Hospital

Elgin · 33 mi · File Nov 2025

11
Advocate Trinity Hospital

Chicago · 14 mi · File Nov 2025

12
Macneal Hospital

Berwyn · 6 mi · File Mar 2026

1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for MS-DRG 392. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

Cash vs. insured

Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.

3

What to say on the phone

"I'd like the self-pay price for MS-DRG 392, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About hospital stay for digestive disorders, no complications

MS-DRG 392 is an inpatient stay for esophagitis, gastroenteritis or other digestive disorders without major complications: severe stomach flu with dehydration, inflammation of the esophagus or stomach, or abdominal pain admitted for observation and treatment. The stay is typically one to three days with IV fluids, medications and tests.

What the price covers

The DRG price is the hospital's charge for the whole stay: room and board, nursing, IV fluids and medications, and routine tests. Physician visits, imaging read by a radiologist and any procedures such as an endoscopy are billed separately.

Why prices vary

This is not a planned admission, so the practical use of these numbers is to understand and check a bill. Prices for the same uncomplicated stay vary two to four times between hospitals in the same area. Observation stays, which are billed differently from admissions, are often cheaper for the same care; the distinction matters for what you owe.

Questions to ask

  • Was this billed as an inpatient admission or observation?
  • What is the self-pay price for DRG 392, and what physician charges are separate?
  • Does the hospital offer a self-pay discount or financial assistance?

Hospitals in Chicago, IL-IN without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

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