Glucose tolerance test cost in Illinois

Prices at 86 hospitals in Illinois, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $97 — 59% above the US median ($61), roughly 11.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL $15 $6 ★ 2/5 280 min 15.0%
Provident Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $15 $6 222 min 15.5%
Hopedale Hospital Hopedale, IL $15 $5 132 min 14.9%
Mc Donough District Hospital Macomb, IL $19 $26 ★ 3/5 152 min 15.1%
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $20 $5 ★ 4/5 319 min 15.9%
Red Bud Regional Hospital Red Bud, IL $30 $55 ★ 4/5 121 min 15.6%
Carle Health Methodist Hospital Peoria, IL $34 $13 ★ 2/5 220 min 14.7%
Trinity Rock Island Rock Island, IL $34 $12 ★ 3/5 172 min 15.4%
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $34 $47 ★ 2/5 191 min 16.5%
Riverside Medical Center Kankakee, IL $40 $13 ★ 4/5 168 min 15.0%
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $42 $13 ★ 1/5 212 min 16.1%
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $42 $13
Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL $48 ★ 2/5 142 min 15.4%
Carle Bromenn Medical Center Normal, IL $54 $13 ★ 3/5 196 min 14.7%
Carle Eureka Hospital Eureka, IL $54 $25 98 min 14.9%
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $71 $65
Larabida Childrens Hospital I Chicago, IL $71 $65
Kirby Medical Center Monticello, IL $73 $52 126 min 14.8%
Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL $76 $55 ★ 4/5 253 min 15.5%
West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park, IL $78 $13 ★ 1/5 271 min 16.0%
Saint Joseph Medical Center Joliet, IL $82 $9 ★ 1/5 204 min 15.6%
Presence St Marys Hospital Kankakee, IL $82 $9 ★ 4/5 146 min 14.0%
Presence Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL $82 $9 ★ 3/5 194 min 14.4%
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $82 $9 ★ 3/5 189 min 14.2%
Saint Joseph Hospital-Elgin Elgin, IL $82 $9 ★ 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 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)
$165
Cash / self-pay
$97
Insurer-negotiated
$26
Medicare pays
$8
$34$237
Median cash $97  ·  Medicare $8  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $97 — about 11.5× the Medicare rate ($8). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($17).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $165 list price could save about $68 (41%).

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