X-ray of the lower leg cost in Illinois

Prices at 88 hospitals in Illinois, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $347 — 40% above the US median ($248), roughly 11.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Saint Joseph Medical Center Joliet, IL $53 $92 ★ 1/5 197 min —
Presence St Marys Hospital Kankakee, IL $53 $92 ★ 4/5 137 min —
Presence Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL $53 $92 ★ 3/5 189 min —
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $53 $92 ★ 3/5 192 min —
Saint Joseph Hospital-Elgin Elgin, IL $53 $92 ★ 4/5 139 min —
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $53 $92 ★ 4/5 146 min —
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $55 $37 ★ 4/5 298 min —
Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center Chicago, IL $92 $93 ★ 3/5 186 min —
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $106 $168 ★ 2/5 181 min —
Touchette Regional Hospital Inc Centreville, IL $122 $136 — 126 min —
Riverside Medical Center Kankakee, IL $146 $97 ★ 4/5 167 min —
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL $156 $23 ★ 2/5 293 min —
Provident Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $156 $23 — 190 min —
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $166 $92 ★ 1/5 210 min —
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $166 $92 — — —
Mc Donough District Hospital Macomb, IL $176 $51 ★ 3/5 145 min —
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL $178 $174 ★ 4/5 193 min —
Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL $180 — ★ 2/5 140 min —
Ferrell Hospital Community Foundations Eldorado, IL $185 $89 ★ 1/5 — —
Salem Township Hospital Salem, IL $188 $54 ★ 4/5 146 min —
Hamilton Memorial Hospital Mcleansboro, IL $197 — ★ 3/5 116 min —
St Bernard Hospital Chicago, IL $204 — ★ 1/5 231 min —
Alton Memorial Hospital Alton, IL $209 $218 ★ 4/5 196 min —
Midwest Medical Center Galena, IL $213 $188 — — —
Trinity Rock Island Rock Island, IL $221 $39 ★ 3/5 172 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)
$489
Cash / self-pay
$347
Insurer-negotiated
$152
Medicare pays
$31
$106$650
Median cash $347  ·  Medicare $31  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $347 — about 11.0× the Medicare rate ($31). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($63).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $489 list price could save about $143 (29%).

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