X-ray of the hand cost in Illinois

Prices at 89 hospitals in Illinois, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $352 — 31% above the US median ($268), roughly 9.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $63 $41 ★ 4/5 298 min —
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $86 $136 ★ 2/5 181 min —
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL $86 $23 ★ 2/5 293 min —
Provident Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $86 $23 — 190 min —
Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL $90 — ★ 2/5 140 min —
Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center Chicago, IL $92 $93 ★ 3/5 186 min —
Touchette Regional Hospital Inc Centreville, IL $115 $136 — 126 min —
Riverside Medical Center Kankakee, IL $168 $97 ★ 4/5 167 min —
Alton Memorial Hospital Alton, IL $178 $192 ★ 4/5 196 min —
Mc Donough District Hospital Macomb, IL $178 $57 ★ 3/5 145 min —
St Bernard Hospital Chicago, IL $188 — ★ 1/5 231 min —
Ferrell Hospital Community Foundations Eldorado, IL $192 $92 ★ 1/5 — —
Hamilton Memorial Hospital Mcleansboro, IL $197 — ★ 3/5 116 min —
Hopedale Hospital Hopedale, IL $213 $44 — 130 min —
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $218 $92 ★ 1/5 210 min —
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $218 $92 — — —
Midwest Medical Center Galena, IL $218 $192 — — —
Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton, IL $222 $343 — — —
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL $225 $174 ★ 4/5 193 min —
Morrison Community Hospital Morrison, IL $230 $70 — 124 min —
West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park, IL $234 $92 ★ 1/5 272 min —
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL $243 $201 ★ 3/5 229 min —
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $245 $217 ★ 3/5 237 min —
Trinity Rock Island Rock Island, IL $263 $47 ★ 3/5 172 min —
Saint Joseph Medical Center Joliet, IL $271 $96 ★ 1/5 197 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)
$595
Cash / self-pay
$352
Insurer-negotiated
$136
Medicare pays
$38
$178$602
Median cash $352  ·  Medicare $38  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $352 — about 9.2× the Medicare rate ($38). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($76).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $595 list price could save about $243 (41%).

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