State Price Transparency Index
Illinois Hospital Rates
Compare cash discount rates and insurance negotiated prices for medical procedures across Illinois healthcare facilities.
State Hospitals 125
Shoppable Procedures 142
vs U.S. Median Price 0% near the U.S. average
How Illinois prices compare 142 procedures · 0% vs U.S. median
Hip or knee replacement
U.S. median
$19,245
In Illinois
$16,954
$2,291 less here
U.S.
IL
Across 142 shoppable procedures, Illinois hospitals typically charge close to the national median for the same procedures. It varies a lot by procedure and hospital — the examples below and the full lists show where.
In real dollars — U.S. median vs Illinois
- Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) $17,833 → $15,961 −10%
- Vaginal delivery (full package) $2,748 → $2,406 −12%
- Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) $6,176 → $6,478 +5%
- C-section delivery (full package) $3,010 → $2,822 −6%
- MRI, brain (no contrast) $339 → $268 −21%
Best value: Valley West Community Hospital (Sandwich) — about 68% below its fair BaseRate. How we calculate this →
Which insurers negotiate prices in Illinois
Across the 135 Illinois hospitals that publish negotiated rates, here’s how many each major insurer has a deal with. A gap can mean higher out-of-pocket costs or a bigger chance of an out-of-network bill.
UnitedHealthcare 126 of 135 hospitals
Aetna 125 of 135 hospitals
Blue Cross Blue Shield 125 of 135 hospitals
Cigna 117 of 135 hospitals
Humana 106 of 135 hospitals
Also negotiating in Illinois: Molina (78) · Meridian (74) · HealthLink (68) · WellCare (56) · Ambetter (Centene) (37) · Health Net (19).
All hospitals in Illinois
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Ranked by how their prices compare to the fair BaseRate — best value first. The × fair figure is geo-adjusted, so a rural hospital isn't unfairly dinged for its location. Tap any hospital for its full price list.
- Valley West Community Hospital · Sandwich 5 priced 0.32× fair
- Rml Specialty Hospital · Hinsdale 1 priced 0.52× fair
- Hamilton Memorial Hospital · McLeansboro 76 priced 0.60× fair
- Clay County Hospital · Flora 120 priced 0.69× fair
- Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers · Morris 97 priced 0.71× fair
- Washington County Hospital · Nashville 129 priced 0.72× fair
- Iroquois Memorial Hospital · Watseka 4 priced 0.74× fair
- Ferrell Hospital Community Foundations · Eldorado 135 priced 0.76× fair
- Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital · Geneva 12 priced 0.77× fair
- John H Stroger Jr Hospital · Chicago 116 priced 0.79× fair
- Saint Anthony Hospital · Chicago 118 priced 0.83× fair
- Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale · Hinsdale 109 priced 0.84× fair
- OSF Saint Francis Medical Center · Peoria 117 priced 0.84× fair
- Northwest Community Hospital 1 · Arlington Heights 125 priced 0.84× fair
- Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital · Melrose Park 138 priced 0.88× fair
Browse Illinois by area
Local price pages for each Illinois metro area.
- Chicago Naperville Elgin Il 54 hospitals
- Peoria 5 hospitals
- Bloomington 2 hospitals
- Champaign Urbana 2 hospitals
- Danville 2 hospitals
- Decatur 2 hospitals
- Kankakee 2 hospitals
- Mount Vernon 2 hospitals
- Rockford 2 hospitals
- Springfield 2 hospitals
- Centralia 1 hospital
- Charleston Mattoon 1 hospital
- Dixon 1 hospital
- Effingham 1 hospital
- Freeport 1 hospital
- Galesburg 1 hospital
- Jacksonville 1 hospital
- Lincoln 1 hospital
- Macomb 1 hospital
- Ottawa 1 hospital
- Pontiac 1 hospital
- Quincy Il 1 hospital
- Rochelle 1 hospital
- Sterling 1 hospital
- Taylorville 1 hospital
- Canton
- Carbondale
- Marion Herrin
Compare prices by procedure in Illinois
The fair BaseRate, the typical price, and the cheapest hospitals for any procedure in Illinois.
- CT scan, neck (cervical spine) $133
- CT scan, pelvis $130
- CT scan, chest (no contrast) $132
- CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) $126
- CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) $381
- CT scan, head (no contrast) $123
- CT scan, head (with and without contrast) $206
- MRI, brain (no contrast) $268
- MRI, brain (with and without contrast) $401
- MRI, knee or other leg joint $277
- CT scan, head (with contrast) $206
- CT scan, sinuses $132
- MRI, lower back (no contrast) $267
- Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) $117
- Ultrasound, thyroid and neck $116
- X-ray, chest (single view) $93
- X-ray, chest (two views) $93
- X-ray, neck (cervical spine) $93
- Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) $119
- X-ray, ankle $93
- X-ray, hand $93
- X-ray, hip $93
- X-ray, shoulder $94
- CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) $267
- Physical therapy (manual therapy) $30
- Physical therapy (therapeutic exercise) $32
- Ultrasound, pelvis $118
- X-ray, foot $93
- X-ray, lower back $113
- Blood antibody screen $53
- Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) $586
- Occupational therapy (self-care training) $35
- Occupational therapy (therapeutic activities) $38
- Diagnostic mammogram (both breasts) $124
- Physical therapy (neuromuscular re-education) $35
- Screening mammogram (both breasts) $107
- Physical therapy (gait training) $31
- Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) $262
- X-ray, pelvis $112
- Electrocardiogram (EKG, tracing only) $63
- Blood test, thyroid (TSH) $17
- Blood test, clotting time (PTT) $6
- Blood test, complete blood count (CBC) $8
- Blood test, comprehensive metabolic panel $11
- Orthotic fitting and training $48
- Blood test, basic metabolic panel $9
- Hepatitis C antibody test $15
- Urinalysis (automated, with microscopy) $3
- Blood test, clotting time (PT/INR) $4
- Blood test, creatinine (kidney) $5
- Blood test, magnesium $7
- Blood transfusion $477
- Blood test, PSA (prostate screen) $19
- Blood test, average blood sugar (A1c) $10
- Blood test, ferritin (iron stores) $14
- Blood test, sodium $5
- Blood test, vitamin D $30
- Culture, bacterial $9
- Culture, blood $11
- Blood test, calcium $5
- Blood test, cholesterol (lipid panel) $14
- Blood test, liver function panel $9
- Blood test, potassium $5
- Blood test, urea nitrogen (BUN, kidney) $4
- Physical therapy (functional capacity test) $35
- Blood test, amylase $7
- Blood test, glucose (blood sugar) $4
- Blood test, vitamin B12 $16
- Sleep study (overnight, in lab) $948
- Blood test, lipase $7
- Upper endoscopy with biopsy $991
- Blood test, hemoglobin $3
- Colonoscopy (diagnostic) $1,002
- Prosthetic fitting and training $43
- Speech therapy (language evaluation) $77
- Prostate cancer screening (blood test) $20
- Colonoscopy with biopsy $1,291
- Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) $7,245
- Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) $16,954
- New patient office visit (30-44 min) $115
- Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) $93
- Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) $128
- Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) $17,074
- Tdap vaccine (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) $57
- Diagnostic procedure preparation $31
- Inguinal hernia repair $3,850
- Typhoid vaccine $327
- Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) $15,961
- Hepatitis B vaccine $45
- Electrical stimulation therapy $13
- Flu vaccine (high dose) $29
- Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair $3,541
- Breathing treatment (nebulizer) $231
- Flu vaccine injection $51
- Cataract surgery with lens implant $2,523
- Speech therapy (group session) $25
- Bunion correction surgery $3,559
- Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) $6,478
- Pneumonia vaccine injection $51
- Group therapy session $109
- Pneumococcal vaccine $133
- Injection procedure for pain management $772
- Rabies immune globulin $312
- Family therapy session $190
- Psychotherapy session (45 minutes) $190
- Psychotherapy session (60 minutes) $190
- Breast lump removal $4,175
- Colorectal cancer screening $51
- MMR vaccine (measles, mumps, rubella) $111
- Drug screening test $116
- Psychiatric evaluation (first visit) $193
- Neurobehavioral status check $235
- Hepatitis B immune globulin $146
- Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) $28,465
- DTaP vaccine (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis) $45
- Psychological testing evaluation $143
- Total hip replacement $13,758
- Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine $222
- Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) $29
- Total knee replacement $13,758
- Psychological testing by technician $431
- Vaginal delivery (full package) $2,406
- C-section delivery (full package) $2,822
- Care planning with family $152
- Colorectal cancer screening (alternative) $27
- Hospital observation (per hour) $83
- Trauma team activation $1,483
- Extended office visit (prolonged) $34
- Review of medical records for care $75
- Behavioral health day program $54
- Behavioral health living support $16
- Mental health services (assessment) $42
- Mental health services (therapy) $22
- Behavioral health assessment $51
- Residential substance abuse treatment $68
- Behavioral health counseling (group) $32
- Behavioral health day treatment $175
- Behavioral health residential care $371
- Residential mental health treatment $451
- Behavioral health counseling (per session) $157
- Behavioral health outpatient services $11
- Community mental health services $2
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Prices are sourced from each hospital's federally-required public price file, most recently published June 2026. The BaseRate is a modeled fair-price estimate — not a bill or quote. How we build these numbers →