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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.

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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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Emergency Department Visit for Problem That May Not Require Health Care Professi… Cost in Illinois

What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 122 Illinois hospitals. CPT 99281. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.

📊 Median $183 📉 Low $16.80 📈 High $660 🏥 122 hospitals 🏛️ 105 with insurance contracts 🇺🇸 Medicare $11.91

Hospital comparison — Illinois

Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 122 hospitals.

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Hospital	Cash	Aetna	BCBS	UHC	Cigna	Humana	MultiPlan	Molina	Centene
OSF SAINT ANTHONY MEDICAL CENTER ROCKFORD	$16.80	$91.27	$92.17	—	—	$23.11	—	—	—
UW HEALTH BELVIDERE HOSPITAL E STATE ST ROCKFORD	$20.18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
JOHN H STROGER JR HOSPITAL CHICAGO	$21.70	$20.15	$20.15	$25.52	$16.72	—	—	—	—
ST ANTHONY HOSPITAL CHICAGO	$23.70	$12.39	$90.36	$90.36	$12.39	$90.36	—	—	—
BLESSING HOSPITAL QUINCY	$26.52	$11.44	$22.17	$11.44	$35.35	$33.14	—	—	—
GRAHAM HOSPITAL CANTON	$32.40	$19.12	$19.12	$23.98	—	$7.24	—	—	—
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION CARTHAGE	$32.80	$11.71	$15.99	$33.95	—	$11.48	$36.90	—	—
DEACONESS ILLINOIS UNION COUNTY ANNA	$36.05	$10.97	$10.97	$10.97	$74.16	$10.97	$17.28	$11.33	$10.97
DEACONESS ILLINOIS CROSSROADS MOUNT VERNON	$36.05	$10.97	$10.97	$10.97	$40.07	$10.97	$326	$10.97	$10.97
RED BUD REGIONAL HOSPITAL RED BUD	$36.05	$60.17	$85.75	$60.17	$54.08	$60.17	$61.80	$60.17	$60.17
DEACONESS ILLINOIS MEDICAL CENTER MARION	$36.05	$10.97	$10.97	$10.97	$57.17	$11.52	$17.28	$11.08	$10.97
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS HOSPITAL SUITE 1400	$38.70	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
UNITYPOINT TRINITY MOLINE ROCK ISLAND	$40.80	$10.30	$10.30	$10.82	$21.90	$10.82	—	—	$10.30
FAIRFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FAIRFIELD	$56.80	$63.90	$17.38	$48.99	$44.02	$17.04	$63.90	$17.04	$17.04
ADVOCATE SOUTH SUBURBAN HOSPITAL HAZEL CREST	$62.50	$67.44	$122	$403	$65.00	—	$100	$133	$133
ADVOCATE GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL DOWNERS GROVE	$62.50	$67.44	$96.63	$403	$65.00	—	$100	$133	$133
ADVOCATE GOOD SHEPHERD HOSPITAL BARRINGTON	$62.50	$67.44	$97.25	$403	$65.00	—	$100	$133	$133
ADVOCATE CONDELL MEDICAL CENTER LIBERTYVILLE	$62.50	$72.34	$78.13	$450	$65.00	—	$100	$133	$133
ADVOCATE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL - OAK LAWN OAK LAWN	$62.50	$67.44	$90.13	$403	$65.00	—	$100	$133	$133
ADVOCATE TRINITY HOSPITAL CHICAGO	$62.50	$67.44	$88.13	$403	$65.00	—	$100	$133	$133
ADVOCATE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL - PARK RIDGE PARK RIDGE	$62.50	$67.44	$91.88	$403	$65.00	—	$100	$133	$133
ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL ELGIN	$62.50	$72.34	$61.25	$437	$65.00	—	$112	$133	$133
ADVOCATE CHRIST MEDICAL CENTER OAK LAWN	$62.50	$67.44	$88.25	$403	$65.00	—	$100	$133	$133
ADVOCATE LUTHERAN GENERAL HOSPITAL PARK RIDGE	$62.50	$67.44	$90.88	$403	$65.00	—	$100	$133	$133
ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER CHICAGO	$62.50	$67.44	$68.50	$403	$65.00	—	$100	$133	$133
CITY OF HOPE CHICAGO CANCER HOSPITAL ZION	$71.55	$159	$100	$92.47	$95.24	—	—	$92.47	$92.47
UCHICAGO MEDICINE ADVENTHEALTH BOLINGBROOK BOLINGBROOK	$75.00	$90.36	$108	$91.27	$93.07	—	—	$136	$146
UCHICAGO MEDICINE ADVENTHEALTH LA GRANGE LA GRANGE	$75.00	$90.36	$88.47	$91.27	$93.07	—	—	$136	$146
UCHICAGO MEDICINE ADVENTHEALTH GLENOAKS GLENDALE HEIGHTS	$75.00	$90.36	$108	$91.27	$93.07	—	—	$136	$146
UCHICAGO MEDICINE ADVENTHEALTH HINSDALE HINSDALE	$75.00	$90.36	$88.47	$91.27	$93.07	—	—	$136	$146
CGH MEDICAL CENTER STERLING	$80.86	$47.10	—	$45.00	$53.00	$70.00	$76.00	—	—
FRANCISCAN HEALTH OLYMPIA FIELDS OLYMPIA FIELDS	$87.91	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
RESURRECTION MEDICAL CENTER CHICAGO	$89.00	$89.92	$85.42	$89.92	$89.92	$89.92	—	$92.62	$89.92
SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL ELGIN	$89.00	$89.92	$85.42	$89.92	$89.92	$89.92	—	$92.62	$89.92
SAINT MARY HOSPITAL KANKAKEE KANKAKEE	$89.00	$89.92	$85.42	$89.92	$89.92	$89.92	—	$92.62	$89.92
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER AURORA	$89.00	$89.92	$85.42	$89.92	$89.92	$89.92	—	$92.62	$89.92
SAINT MARY OF NAZARETH HOSPITAL CHICAGO	$89.00	$89.92	$85.42	$89.92	$89.92	$89.92	—	$92.62	$89.92
SAINT JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER JOLIET	$89.00	$89.92	$85.42	$89.92	$89.92	$89.92	—	$92.62	$89.92
SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL EVANSTON	$89.00	$89.92	$85.42	$89.92	$89.92	$89.92	—	$92.62	$89.92
ILLINI COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PITTSFIELD	$99.51	$267	$15.44	$23.76	$133	$92.04	—	—	—
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CHESTER	$106	$44.00	—	$44.88	$90.00	—	—	—	$44.00
KIRBY MEDICAL CENTER MONTICELLO MONTICELLO	$110	$11.02	$9.15	$11.44	$381	$15.55	$166	$11.57	$11.44
RIVERSIDE HEALTHCARE KANKAKEE	$112	$41.00	$41.00	$55.80	$42.80	$2,200	—	$93.52	$94.42
PARIS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PARIS	$113	$128	$136	$140	$140	$143	—	—	—
MERCYHEALTH HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER-HARVARD HARVARD	$123	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
GATEWAY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GRANITE CITY	$130	—	—	—	$370	—	—	—	—
GIBSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GIBSON CITY	$137	$14.35	$23.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
MERCYHEALTH HOSPITAL AND PHYSICIAN CLINIC-CRYSTAL LAKE CRYSTAL LAKE	$146	$90.36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
HAMILTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT S MARSHALL AVE MCLEANSBOROR	$146	$11.02	$11.02	$11.44	$128	$65.10	$22.88	—	$11.44
TOUCHETTE REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOND AVE CAHOKIA HEIGHTS	$154	$743	$95.00	$422	—	$75.00	$80.00	—	—
LARABIDA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CHICAGO	$155	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
JAVON BEA HOSPITAL-RIVERSIDE ROCKFORD	$155	$90.36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ASCENSION SAINT JOSEPH - CHICAGO N LAKE SHORE DR CHICAGO	$156	$91.79	$44.55	$91.79	—	$91.79	—	—	$149
HSHS ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL DECATUR	$166	$83.72	$90.36	$90.36	$140	$90.36	$184	$94.88	—
WEISS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CHICAGO	$168	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
FERRELL HOSPITAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS ELDORADO	$170	$11.33	$11.33	$81.72	$12.79	$81.72	$182	$11.33	$81.72
HOPEDALE MEDICAL COMPLEX HOPEDALE	$178	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ELMHURST HOSPITAL ELMHURST	$178	$90.36	$32.14	—	—	—	—	—	—
EDWARD HOSPITAL NAPERVILLE	$178	$90.36	$32.14	—	—	—	—	—	—
WEST SUBURBAN MEDICAL CENTER OAK PARK	$183	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 99281, 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: $183 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.

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Medicare reimbursement benchmark

For CPT 99281 in Illinois, Medicare reimburses about $11.91 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Illinois range from $16.80 to $660 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 15.4x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.

Frequently asked questions

How much does emergency department visit for problem that may not require health care professi… cost in Illinois?: Cash prices for emergency department visit for problem that may not require health care professi… (CPT 99281) in Illinois range from $16.80 to $660, with a median of $183. Prices vary widely by hospital.
Where can I find the cheapest emergency department visit for problem that may not require health care professi… in Illinois?: The cheapest Illinois hospital published cash price for this procedure is $16.80. 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 99281 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.