Emergency department visit (level 2) cost in Illinois

Prices at 88 hospitals in Illinois, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $380 — 8% above the US median ($351), roughly 9.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Carle Health Methodist Hospital Peoria, IL $78 $153 ★ 2/5 220 min 14.7%
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $156 $234 ★ 2/5 191 min 16.5%
Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center Chicago, IL $163 $169 ★ 3/5 184 min 14.0%
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL $190 $62 ★ 2/5 280 min 15.0%
Provident Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $190 $62 222 min 15.5%
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL $205 $239 ★ 4/5 194 min 15.4%
Memorial Hospital Carthage, IL $208 $73 ★ 4/5 147 min 15.3%
Riverside Medical Center Kankakee, IL $209 $172 ★ 4/5 168 min 15.0%
Ferrell Hospital Community Foundations Eldorado, IL $209 $162 ★ 1/5 15.3%
Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton, IL $218 $362 14.8%
Touchette Regional Hospital Inc Centreville, IL $224 $743 126 min
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge, IL $233 $372 ★ 4/5 220 min 14.1%
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL $238 $378 ★ 5/5 194 min 15.0%
Hamilton Memorial Hospital Mcleansboro, IL $256 ★ 3/5 122 min 15.2%
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL $268 $418 ★ 4/5 189 min 14.9%
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $284 $165 ★ 1/5 212 min 16.1%
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $284 $165
St Anthonys Memorial Hospital Effingham, IL $297 $317 ★ 3/5 137 min 15.3%
St Johns Hospital Springfield, IL $297 $317 ★ 2/5 162 min 14.9%
St Josephs Hospital Breese, IL $297 $317 ★ 4/5 130 min 14.5%
Morrison Community Hospital Morrison, IL $302 $135 119 min 15.1%
Washington County Hospital Nashville, IL $303 82 min
Saint Joseph Medical Center Joliet, IL $305 $165 ★ 1/5 204 min 15.6%
Presence St Marys Hospital Kankakee, IL $305 $165 ★ 4/5 146 min 14.0%
Presence Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL $305 $165 ★ 3/5 194 min 14.4%

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)
$658
Cash / self-pay
$380
Insurer-negotiated
$283
Medicare pays
$40
$209$809
Median cash $380  ·  Medicare $40  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $380 — about 9.4× the Medicare rate ($40). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($81).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $658 list price could save about $278 (42%).

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