X-ray of the shoulder cost in Illinois

Prices at 88 hospitals in Illinois, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $377 — 34% above the US median ($281), roughly 10.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $59 $41 ★ 4/5 298 min —
Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville, IL $85 $152 ★ 2/5 124 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 —
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $96 $152 ★ 2/5 181 min —
Touchette Regional Hospital Inc Centreville, IL $148 $136 — 126 min —
St Bernard Hospital Chicago, IL $173 — ★ 1/5 231 min —
Riverside Medical Center Kankakee, IL $174 $97 ★ 4/5 167 min —
Mc Donough District Hospital Macomb, IL $177 $56 ★ 3/5 145 min —
Alton Memorial Hospital Alton, IL $199 $216 ★ 4/5 196 min —
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL $203 $197 ★ 3/5 229 min —
Ferrell Hospital Community Foundations Eldorado, IL $220 $105 ★ 1/5 — —
Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton, IL $222 $343 — — —
Hopedale Hospital Hopedale, IL $223 $67 — 130 min —
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $223 $92 ★ 1/5 210 min —
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $223 $92 — — —
Midwest Medical Center Galena, IL $234 $206 — — —
Red Bud Regional Hospital Red Bud, IL $236 $236 ★ 4/5 122 min —
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL $248 $176 ★ 4/5 193 min —
Morrison Community Hospital Morrison, IL $259 $80 — 124 min —
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $290 $213 ★ 3/5 237 min —
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL $293 $200 ★ 4/5 214 min —
West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park, IL $295 $92 ★ 1/5 272 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)
$605
Cash / self-pay
$377
Insurer-negotiated
$164
Medicare pays
$36
$173$623
Median cash $377  ·  Medicare $36  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $377 — about 10.5× the Medicare rate ($36). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($71).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $605 list price could save about $228 (38%).

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