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 — 32% above the US median ($426), roughly 10.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
St Bernard Hospital Chicago, IL $179 $688 ★ 1/5 232 min 15.8%
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $253 $427 ★ 2/5 191 min 16.5%
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL $314 $50 ★ 2/5 280 min 15.0%
Provident Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $314 $50 222 min 15.5%
Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center Chicago, IL $327 $327 ★ 3/5 184 min 14.0%
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $337 $308 ★ 1/5 212 min 16.1%
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $337 $308
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $394 $57 ★ 4/5 319 min 15.9%
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $563 $691 ★ 2/5 244 min 16.0%
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $563 $696 ★ 3/5 236 min 16.2%
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $570 $338 ★ 3/5 189 min 14.2%
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $570 $338 ★ 4/5 137 min 14.9%
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $673 $704 ★ 5/5 327 min 15.0%
Jackson Park Hospital Chicago, IL $884 ★ 1/5 244 min 16.3%
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 ★ 4/5 286 min 16.0%

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)
$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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