Abscess drainage (complex or multiple) cost in Chicago, IL

Prices at 18 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $408 — 22% below the US median ($524), roughly 1.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $150 $416 ★ 1/5 212 min 16.1%
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $150 $416
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $199 $437 ★ 3/5 189 min 14.2%
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $199 $437 ★ 4/5 137 min 14.9%
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $290 $578 ★ 2/5 191 min 16.5%
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL $330 $206 ★ 2/5 280 min 15.0%
Provident Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $330 $206 222 min 15.5%
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $368 $255 ★ 4/5 319 min 15.9%
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $408 $466
Larabida Childrens Hospital I Chicago, IL $408 $466
St Bernard Hospital Chicago, IL $420 $688 ★ 1/5 232 min 15.8%
Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center Chicago, IL $433 $433 ★ 3/5 184 min 14.0%
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $605 $702 ★ 2/5 244 min 16.0%
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $605 $653 ★ 3/5 236 min 16.2%
Jackson Park Hospital Chicago, IL $982 ★ 1/5 244 min 16.3%
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $1,133 $1,133 ★ 5/5 327 min 15.0%
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL $1,649 $566 ★ 4/5 286 min 16.0%
Shriners Hospital for Children Chicago, IL $2,420 $152

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated August 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$717
Cash / self-pay
$408
Insurer-negotiated
$437
Medicare pays
$220
$184$1,288
Median cash $408  ·  Medicare $220  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $408 — about 1.9× the Medicare rate ($220). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($440).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $717 list price could save about $309 (43%).

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Doctors who perform this in Chicago

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

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