Vaccine administration (each additional) cost in Illinois

Prices at 77 hospitals in Illinois, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $38 — 6% below the US median ($41), roughly 2.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL $7 $10 ★ 2/5 280 min 15.0%
Provident Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $7 $10 222 min 15.5%
Red Bud Regional Hospital Red Bud, IL $9 $14 ★ 4/5 121 min 15.6%
Mc Donough District Hospital Macomb, IL $14 $20 ★ 3/5 152 min 15.1%
Jersey Community Hospital Jerseyville, IL $18 $28 ★ 3/5 126 min 14.8%
Ferrell Hospital Community Foundations Eldorado, IL $19 $20 ★ 1/5 15.3%
Javon Bea Hospital Rockford, IL $22 ★ 3/5 258 min 14.6%
Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville, IL $25 $27 ★ 2/5 124 min 15.0%
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL $25 $29 ★ 4/5 194 min 15.4%
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $25 $35 ★ 2/5 244 min 16.0%
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $25 $35 ★ 3/5 236 min 16.2%
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL $25 $27 ★ 4/5 216 min 14.8%
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL $25 $35 ★ 3/5 252 min 15.8%
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge, IL $25 $36 ★ 4/5 220 min 14.1%
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL $25 $35 ★ 4/5 189 min 14.9%
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL $25 $35 ★ 5/5 194 min 15.0%
Morrison Community Hospital Morrison, IL $26 $15 119 min 15.1%
Riverside Medical Center Kankakee, IL $26 ★ 4/5 168 min 15.0%
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $26 $44 ★ 2/5 191 min 16.5%
Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL $29 ★ 2/5 142 min 15.4%
Saint Joseph Medical Center Joliet, IL $30 $13 ★ 1/5 204 min 15.6%
Presence St Marys Hospital Kankakee, IL $30 $13 ★ 4/5 146 min 14.0%
Presence Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL $30 $13 ★ 3/5 194 min 14.4%
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $30 $13 ★ 3/5 189 min 14.2%
Saint Joseph Hospital-Elgin Elgin, IL $30 $13 ★ 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)
$68
Cash / self-pay
$38
Insurer-negotiated
$33
Medicare pays
$16
$25$93
Median cash $38  ·  Medicare $16  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $38 — about 2.4× the Medicare rate ($16). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($32).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $68 list price could save about $30 (43%).

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