Analysis of Substance Using Immunoassay Technique, Multiple Step Method Cost in Illinois
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 125 Illinois hospitals. CPT 83516. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $39.15
📉 Low $8.40
📈 High $460
🏥 125 hospitals
🏛️ 107 with insurance contracts
Hospital comparison — Illinois
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 125 hospitals.
Billed more than $39.15 for this? That gap is evidence.
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| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | BCBS | UHC | Cigna | Humana | MultiPlan | Molina | Centene |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS HOSPITAL SUITE 1400 |
$8.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST ANTHONY HOSPITAL CHICAGO |
$8.40 | $11.53 | $11.53 | $11.53 | $11.53 | $11.53 | — | — | — |
| UCHICAGO MEDICINE ADVENTHEALTH BOLINGBROOK BOLINGBROOK |
$10.00 | $11.53 | $13.84 | $11.65 | $11.88 | — | — | $17.29 | $18.68 |
| UCHICAGO MEDICINE ADVENTHEALTH HINSDALE HINSDALE |
$10.00 | $11.53 | $11.29 | $11.65 | $11.88 | — | — | $17.29 | $18.68 |
| UCHICAGO MEDICINE ADVENTHEALTH GLENOAKS GLENDALE HEIGHTS |
$10.00 | $11.53 | $13.84 | $11.65 | $11.88 | — | — | $17.29 | $18.68 |
| UCHICAGO MEDICINE ADVENTHEALTH LA GRANGE LA GRANGE |
$10.00 | $11.53 | $11.29 | $11.65 | $11.88 | — | — | $17.29 | $18.68 |
| UW HEALTH BELVIDERE HOSPITAL E STATE ST ROCKFORD |
$10.08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL ELGIN |
$11.00 | $8.41 | $8.41 | $11.53 | $6.92 | $8.41 | — | $8.83 | $11.53 |
| SAINT MARY HOSPITAL KANKAKEE KANKAKEE |
$11.00 | $8.41 | $8.41 | $11.53 | $6.92 | $8.41 | — | $8.83 | $11.53 |
| SAINT JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER JOLIET |
$11.00 | $8.41 | $8.41 | $11.53 | $6.92 | $8.41 | — | $8.83 | $11.53 |
| SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL EVANSTON |
$11.00 | $11.53 | $10.95 | $11.53 | $6.92 | $11.53 | — | $11.88 | $11.53 |
| HOLY FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER DES PLAINES |
$11.00 | $8.41 | $8.41 | $11.53 | $6.92 | $8.41 | — | $8.83 | $11.53 |
| SAINT MARY OF NAZARETH HOSPITAL CHICAGO |
$11.00 | $11.53 | $10.95 | $11.53 | $6.92 | $11.53 | — | $11.88 | $11.53 |
| MERCY MEDICAL CENTER AURORA |
$11.00 | $11.53 | $10.95 | $11.53 | $6.92 | $11.53 | — | $11.88 | $11.53 |
| RESURRECTION MEDICAL CENTER CHICAGO |
$11.00 | $8.41 | $8.41 | $11.53 | $11.53 | $8.41 | — | $8.83 | $11.53 |
| CARLE EUREKA HOSPITAL EUREKA |
$13.00 | $5.85 | $8.71 | $5.85 | $8.06 | $5.85 | $9.75 | $2.60 | $11.53 |
| CARLE HOOPESTON REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER HOOPESTON |
$13.00 | $2.73 | $2.73 | $2.73 | $10.14 | $2.73 | $10.40 | $2.73 | $2.73 |
| CARLE BROMENN MEDICAL CENTER NORMAL |
$13.00 | $7.98 | $8.00 | $8.02 | $8.06 | $9.92 | $9.75 | $2.60 | $11.53 |
| HOPEDALE MEDICAL COMPLEX HOPEDALE |
$13.33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GRAHAM HOSPITAL CANTON |
$15.82 | $9.33 | $9.33 | $7.69 | $9.36 | $6.92 | — | — | — |
| NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ARLINGTON HEIGHTS |
$16.00 | $11.53 | $14.69 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL URBANA |
$18.00 | $8.64 | $11.53 | $11.14 | $37.47 | $9.92 | $14.40 | $5.40 | $11.53 |
| NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE PALOS HOSPITAL PALOS HEIGHTS |
$18.20 | $5.59 | $4.16 | $26.00 | $20.80 | — | $18.20 | — | — |
| NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE CENTRAL DUPAGE HOSPITAL WINFIELD |
$18.90 | $3.86 | $1.86 | $27.00 | $21.60 | $16.20 | $15.50 | — | — |
| NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CHICAGO |
$18.90 | $6.60 | $12.15 | $27.00 | $27.00 | $12.15 | $27.00 | — | — |
| NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE HUNTLEY HOSPITAL HUNTLEY |
$18.90 | $5.21 | $9.15 | — | $20.25 | — | $17.01 | — | — |
| NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE CATHERINE GRATZ GRIFFIN LAKE FOREST HOSPITAL LAKE FOREST |
$18.90 | $4.48 | $5.72 | $27.00 | — | — | $21.60 | — | — |
| ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL ELGIN |
$20.00 | $62.54 | $22.88 | $11.53 | $52.08 | — | $36.00 | $16.72 | $16.72 |
| JOHN H STROGER JR HOSPITAL CHICAGO |
$20.30 | $24.30 | $18.85 | $3.24 | $15.10 | — | — | — | — |
| DEACONESS ILLINOIS CROSSROADS MOUNT VERNON |
$20.31 | $8.78 | $3.50 | $6.92 | $33.45 | $11.53 | $72.46 | $8.78 | $8.78 |
| ASCENSION SAINT JOSEPH - CHICAGO N LAKE SHORE DR CHICAGO |
$20.46 | $11.53 | $11.53 | $11.53 | $12.87 | $11.53 | — | — | $18.68 |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL CHICAGO - NORTHLAKE NORTHLAKE |
$22.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL - CHICAGO CHICAGO |
$22.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OSF SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER DANVILLE |
$23.40 | $11.53 | $11.76 | — | — | — | — | — | $11.65 |
| GIBSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GIBSON CITY |
$24.00 | $8.78 | $3.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRANKLIN HOSPITAL BENTON |
$24.00 | $10.88 | $18.72 | $10.66 | $10.66 | $24.00 | — | — | $10.66 |
| OSF ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER GALESBURG |
$24.60 | $11.65 | $11.76 | — | — | $11.53 | — | — | — |
| OSF SAINT ELIZABETH MEDICAL CENTER OTTAWA |
$24.60 | $11.53 | $11.76 | $11.65 | — | — | — | — | — |
| OSF SAINT ANTHONY'S HEALTH CENTER ALTON |
$24.60 | $11.65 | $11.76 | $9.80 | — | — | — | — | — |
| OSF ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER BLOOMINGTON |
$25.20 | $11.65 | $11.76 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OSF SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER PEORIA |
$25.20 | $11.65 | $11.76 | — | — | $12.76 | — | — | — |
| OSF LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY HOSPITAL EVERGREEN PARK |
$25.80 | $11.76 | $21.45 | $14.14 | — | — | — | $16.14 | $11.65 |
| OSF SAINT ANTHONY MEDICAL CENTER ROCKFORD |
$25.80 | $11.65 | $11.76 | — | — | $12.76 | — | — | — |
| HSHS ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL BREESE BREESE |
$25.92 | $11.53 | $11.53 | $11.53 | $27.00 | $11.53 | $30.60 | $8.40 | — |
| FERRELL HOSPITAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS ELDORADO |
$27.00 | $8.78 | $3.50 | $12.96 | $5.00 | $12.96 | $28.80 | $8.78 | $12.96 |
| SSM HEALTH GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL - MT. VERNON MT. VERNON |
$27.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SSM HEALTH ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL - CENTRALIA CENTRALIA |
$27.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CARLE RICHLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OLNEY |
$29.00 | $6.09 | $6.09 | $6.09 | $17.98 | $6.09 | $24.65 | $6.09 | $6.09 |
| UNITYPOINT TRINITY MOLINE ROCK ISLAND |
$29.60 | $11.76 | $3.50 | $6.92 | $14.99 | $12.11 | — | — | $18.45 |
| DEACONESS ILLINOIS MEDICAL CENTER MARION |
$30.10 | $9.22 | $3.50 | $11.53 | $47.73 | $12.11 | $19.02 | $8.87 | $8.78 |
| RED BUD REGIONAL HOSPITAL RED BUD |
$30.10 | $202 | $288 | $23.21 | $45.15 | $67.08 | $51.60 | $202 | $202 |
| DEACONESS ILLINOIS UNION COUNTY ANNA |
$30.10 | $9.22 | $3.50 | $6.92 | $61.92 | $11.53 | $19.02 | $8.78 | $8.78 |
| TOUCHETTE REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOND AVE CAHOKIA HEIGHTS |
$30.69 | $65.00 | $95.00 | $14.56 | — | $70.00 | $80.00 | — | — |
| NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE DELNOR HOSPITAL GENEVA |
$32.20 | $7.50 | $6.85 | $46.00 | $36.80 | — | $34.50 | — | — |
| OSF SAINT JAMES - JOHN W. ALBRECHT MEDICAL CENTER PONTIAC |
$32.80 | $11.65 | $11.76 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OSF HOLY FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER MONMOUTH |
$32.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OSF SAINT CLARE MEDICAL CENTER PRINCETON |
$32.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OSF SAINT PAUL MEDICAL CENTER MENDOTA |
$32.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OSF SAINT LUKE MEDICAL CENTER KEWANEE |
$32.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER CHICAGO |
$37.00 | $11.53 | — | $40.36 | $24.50 | — | — | — | $16.72 |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 83516, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $40.05 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $39.15 for this?
That is the median of what the 125 Illinois hospitals above publish for Analysis of substance using immunoassay technique, multiple step method — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does analysis of substance using immunoassay technique, multiple step method cost in Illinois?
- Cash prices for analysis of substance using immunoassay technique, multiple step method (CPT 83516) in Illinois range from $8.40 to $460, with a median of $39.15. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest analysis of substance using immunoassay technique, multiple step method in Illinois?
- The cheapest Illinois hospital published cash price for this procedure is $8.40. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Illinois facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 83516 (Labs). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.