Complete blood count (CBC) cost in Illinois

Prices at 89 hospitals in Illinois, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $82 — 43% above the US median ($58), roughly 11.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $13 $6 ★ 4/5 319 min 15.9%
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL $13 $8 ★ 2/5 280 min 15.0%
Provident Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $13 $8 222 min 15.5%
Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL $16 ★ 2/5 142 min 15.4%
Mc Donough District Hospital Macomb, IL $27 $40 ★ 3/5 152 min 15.1%
Carle Health Methodist Hospital Peoria, IL $34 $8 ★ 2/5 220 min 14.7%
Trinity Rock Island Rock Island, IL $34 $8 ★ 3/5 172 min 15.4%
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL $35 $34 ★ 5/5 194 min 15.0%
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $36 $35 ★ 2/5 244 min 16.0%
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $39 $57 ★ 2/5 191 min 16.5%
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $40 $34 ★ 3/5 236 min 16.2%
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL $43 $36 ★ 3/5 252 min 15.8%
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge, IL $43 $36 ★ 4/5 220 min 14.1%
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL $44 $36 ★ 4/5 189 min 14.9%
Mason District Hospital Havana, IL $45 $23 98 min 15.1%
Touchette Regional Hospital Inc Centreville, IL $49 $9 126 min
Saint Joseph Medical Center Joliet, IL $59 $9 ★ 1/5 204 min 15.6%
Presence St Marys Hospital Kankakee, IL $59 $9 ★ 4/5 146 min 14.0%
Presence Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL $59 $9 ★ 3/5 194 min 14.4%
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $59 $9 ★ 3/5 189 min 14.2%
Saint Joseph Hospital-Elgin Elgin, IL $59 $9 ★ 4/5 145 min 14.3%
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $59 $9 ★ 4/5 137 min 14.9%
Riverside Medical Center Kankakee, IL $60 $8 ★ 4/5 168 min 15.0%
Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago Chicago, IL $60 $38 ★ 1/5 167 min 15.1%
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL $65 $32 ★ 4/5 194 min 15.4%

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 June 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)
$130
Cash / self-pay
$82
Insurer-negotiated
$32
Medicare pays
$7
$35$146
Median cash $82  ·  Medicare $7  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $82 — about 11.5× the Medicare rate ($7). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($14).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $130 list price could save about $48 (37%).

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