Trigger point injection cost in Chicago, IL

Prices at 18 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $563 — 34% above the US median ($420), roughly 10.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
St Bernard Hospital Chicago, IL $179 $688 ★ 1/5 231 min —
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $253 $427 ★ 2/5 181 min —
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL $314 $50 ★ 2/5 293 min —
Provident Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $314 $50 — 190 min —
Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center Chicago, IL $327 $327 ★ 3/5 186 min —
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $337 $308 ★ 1/5 210 min —
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $337 $308 — — —
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $394 $57 ★ 4/5 298 min —
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $563 $691 ★ 2/5 247 min —
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $563 $696 ★ 3/5 237 min —
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $570 $338 ★ 3/5 192 min —
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $570 $338 ★ 4/5 146 min —
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $673 $704 ★ 5/5 350 min —
Jackson Park Hospital Chicago, IL $884 — ★ 1/5 268 min —
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $979 $1,095 — — —
Larabida Childrens Hospital I Chicago, IL $979 $1,095 — — —
Shriners Hospital for Children Chicago, IL $1,763 $398 — — —
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL $1,982 $428 ★ 4/5 295 min —

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 October 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)
$1,115
Cash / self-pay
$563
Insurer-negotiated
$398
Medicare pays
$56
$295$1,215
Median cash $563  ·  Medicare $56  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $563 — about 10.1× the Medicare rate ($56). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($112).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,115 list price could save about $552 (50%).

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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.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Lashawnna JacksonNurse PractitionerChicago, IL56
Michael Rock, M.D.Interventional Pain ManagementChicago, IL54
Jason Ross, M.D.AnesthesiologyChicago, IL51
Maunak RanaPain ManagementChicago, IL37
James Diesfeld, M.D.Interventional Pain ManagementChicago, IL34
Heejung Choi, M.D.AnesthesiologyChicago, IL33
Hong Vo, M.D.AnesthesiologyChicago, IL27
Baljinder Bathla, M.D.Physical Medicine and RehabilitationChicago, IL25
Naveen Tipirneni, M.D.Pain ManagementChicago, IL23
Daniel Bunzol, M.D.Physical Medicine and RehabilitationChicago, IL22
Venus Liezl Basnillo, APNNurse PractitionerChicago, IL22
Akira Gillingham, M.D.Obstetrics & GynecologyChicago, IL21

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