Skin lesion freezing (cryotherapy) cost in Illinois

Prices at 59 hospitals in Illinois, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $160 — 28% above the US median ($125), roughly 4.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Red Bud Regional Hospital Red Bud, IL $56 $51 ★ 4/5 121 min 15.6%
Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville, IL $65 $106 ★ 2/5 124 min 15.0%
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL $71 $50 ★ 2/5 280 min 15.0%
Provident Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $71 $50 222 min 15.5%
Hopedale Hospital Hopedale, IL $72 $29 132 min 14.9%
Carle Health Methodist Hospital Peoria, IL $88 $53 ★ 2/5 220 min 14.7%
Trinity Rock Island Rock Island, IL $88 $53 ★ 3/5 172 min 15.4%
Javon Bea Hospital Rockford, IL $95 $3,029 ★ 3/5 258 min 14.6%
Mc Donough District Hospital Macomb, IL $101 $50 ★ 3/5 152 min 15.1%
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $102 $56 ★ 4/5 319 min 15.9%
Saint Joseph Medical Center Joliet, IL $109 $217 ★ 1/5 204 min 15.6%
Presence St Marys Hospital Kankakee, IL $109 $217 ★ 4/5 146 min 14.0%
Presence Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL $109 $217 ★ 3/5 194 min 14.4%
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $109 $217 ★ 3/5 189 min 14.2%
Saint Joseph Hospital-Elgin Elgin, IL $109 $217 ★ 4/5 145 min 14.3%
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $109 $217 ★ 4/5 137 min 14.9%
Gibson Community Hospital Gibson City, IL $117 $54 ★ 4/5 15.3%
Midwest Medical Center Galena, IL $157 14.8%
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $163 $249 ★ 2/5 191 min 16.5%
Jersey Community Hospital Jerseyville, IL $169 $155 ★ 3/5 126 min 14.8%
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $177 $225
Larabida Childrens Hospital I Chicago, IL $177 $225
Carle Eureka Hospital Eureka, IL $198 $45 98 min 14.9%
Morrison Community Hospital Morrison, IL $215 $55 119 min 15.1%
Memorial Hospital Carthage, IL $225 $79 ★ 4/5 147 min 15.3%

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 July 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)
$274
Cash / self-pay
$160
Insurer-negotiated
$217
Medicare pays
$36
$71$574
Median cash $160  ·  Medicare $36  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $160 — about 4.4× the Medicare rate ($36). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($73).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $274 list price could save about $113 (41%).

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