Chemotherapy infusion cost in Illinois

Prices at 80 hospitals in Illinois, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $475 — 14% above the US median ($418), roughly 5.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Red Bud Regional Hospital Red Bud, IL $99 $121 ★ 4/5 121 min 15.6%
Trinity Rock Island Rock Island, IL $198 $114 ★ 3/5 172 min 15.4%
Ferrell Hospital Community Foundations Eldorado, IL $205 $113 ★ 1/5 15.3%
Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center Chicago, IL $214 $262 ★ 3/5 184 min 14.0%
Carle Health Methodist Hospital Peoria, IL $236 $117 ★ 2/5 220 min 14.7%
Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton, IL $243 $211 14.8%
OSF Saint Luke Medical Center Kewanee, IL $288 ★ 4/5 108 min 15.0%
Memorial Hospital Carthage, IL $304 $221 ★ 4/5 147 min 15.3%
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL $323 $387 ★ 4/5 194 min 15.4%
Morrison Community Hospital Morrison, IL $324 $167 119 min 15.1%
Salem Township Hospital Salem, IL $341 $186 ★ 4/5 149 min 14.9%
HSHS St Elizabeth's Hospital O Fallon, IL $354 $346 ★ 4/5 156 min 15.1%
Riverside Medical Center Kankakee, IL $359 $146 ★ 4/5 168 min 15.0%
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL $360 $171 ★ 2/5 280 min 15.0%
Provident Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $360 $171 222 min 15.5%
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL $364 $406 ★ 4/5 216 min 14.8%
Illini Community Hospital Pittsfield, IL $369 $456 ★ 3/5 114 min 15.3%
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $383 $124 ★ 4/5 319 min 15.9%
Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville, IL $394 $516 ★ 2/5 124 min 15.0%
Mc Donough District Hospital Macomb, IL $420 $303 ★ 3/5 152 min 15.1%
Saint Joseph Medical Center Joliet, IL $423 $346 ★ 1/5 204 min 15.6%
Presence St Marys Hospital Kankakee, IL $423 $346 ★ 4/5 146 min 14.0%
Presence Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL $423 $346 ★ 3/5 194 min 14.4%
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $423 $346 ★ 3/5 189 min 14.2%
Saint Joseph Hospital-Elgin Elgin, IL $423 $346 ★ 4/5 145 min 14.3%

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)
$917
Cash / self-pay
$475
Insurer-negotiated
$346
Medicare pays
$81
$304$1,093
Median cash $475  ·  Medicare $81  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $475 — about 5.9× the Medicare rate ($81). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($162).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $917 list price could save about $442 (48%).

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