Pregnancy ultrasound (second or third trimester) cost in Illinois

Prices at 87 hospitals in Illinois, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $743 — 35% above the US median ($549), roughly 5.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL $137 $90 ★ 2/5 280 min 15.0%
Provident Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $137 $90 222 min 15.5%
Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL $196 ★ 2/5 142 min 15.4%
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $199 $144 ★ 4/5 319 min 15.9%
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $308 $476 ★ 2/5 191 min 16.5%
Touchette Regional Hospital Inc Centreville, IL $322 $260 126 min
West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park, IL $404 $124 ★ 1/5 271 min 16.0%
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $404 $124 ★ 1/5 212 min 16.1%
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $404 $124
Riverside Medical Center Kankakee, IL $404 $116 ★ 4/5 168 min 15.0%
Ferrell Hospital Community Foundations Eldorado, IL $488 $520 ★ 1/5 15.3%
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL $510 $435 ★ 4/5 216 min 14.8%
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $515 $447 ★ 3/5 236 min 16.2%
Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton, IL $528 $850 14.8%
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL $535 $403 ★ 4/5 194 min 15.4%
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $540 $458 ★ 2/5 244 min 16.0%
Javon Bea Hospital Rockford, IL $566 $225 ★ 3/5 258 min 14.6%
St Anthonys Memorial Hospital Effingham, IL $567 $550 ★ 3/5 137 min 15.3%
St Johns Hospital Springfield, IL $567 $550 ★ 2/5 162 min 14.9%
St Josephs Hospital Breese, IL $567 $550 ★ 4/5 130 min 14.5%
Saint Joseph Medical Center Joliet, IL $573 $139 ★ 1/5 204 min 15.6%
Presence St Marys Hospital Kankakee, IL $573 $139 ★ 4/5 146 min 14.0%
Presence Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL $573 $139 ★ 3/5 194 min 14.4%
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $573 $139 ★ 3/5 189 min 14.2%
Saint Joseph Hospital-Elgin Elgin, IL $573 $139 ★ 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)
$1,187
Cash / self-pay
$743
Insurer-negotiated
$427
Medicare pays
$136
$404$1,293
Median cash $743  ·  Medicare $136  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $743 — about 5.5× the Medicare rate ($136). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($272).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,187 list price could save about $444 (37%).

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