Emergent Insertion of Breathing Tube Into Windpipe Using an Endoscope Cost in Illinois
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 120 Illinois hospitals. CPT 31500. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $532
📉 Low $100
📈 High $7,883
🏥 120 hospitals
🏛️ 104 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $147
Hospital comparison — Illinois
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 120 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | UHC | BCBS | Cigna | Humana | MultiPlan | Molina | Centene |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UW HEALTH BELVIDERE HOSPITAL E STATE ST ROCKFORD |
$100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DEACONESS ILLINOIS MEDICAL CENTER MARION |
$114 | $103 | $138 | $97.85 | $305 | $145 | $359 | $98.83 | $97.85 |
| WEISS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CHICAGO |
$118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DEACONESS ILLINOIS CROSSROADS MOUNT VERNON |
$123 | $97.85 | $138 | $97.85 | $214 | $138 | $440 | $97.85 | $97.85 |
| UCHICAGO MEDICINE ADVENTHEALTH BOLINGBROOK BOLINGBROOK |
$130 | $254 | $256 | $305 | $261 | — | — | $381 | $411 |
| UCHICAGO MEDICINE ADVENTHEALTH GLENOAKS GLENDALE HEIGHTS |
$130 | $254 | $256 | $305 | $261 | — | — | $381 | $411 |
| UCHICAGO MEDICINE ADVENTHEALTH HINSDALE HINSDALE |
$130 | $254 | $256 | $248 | $261 | — | — | $381 | $411 |
| UCHICAGO MEDICINE ADVENTHEALTH LA GRANGE LA GRANGE |
$130 | $254 | $256 | $248 | $261 | — | — | $381 | $411 |
| PARIS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PARIS |
$144 | $163 | $178 | $172 | $178 | $182 | — | — | — |
| CGH MEDICAL CENTER STERLING |
$151 | $47.10 | $45.00 | — | $53.00 | $70.00 | $76.00 | — | — |
| ST ANTHONY HOSPITAL CHICAGO |
$156 | $154 | $254 | $254 | $154 | $254 | — | — | — |
| RIVERSIDE HEALTHCARE KANKAKEE |
$178 | $41.00 | $55.80 | $35.00 | $42.80 | $48.00 | — | $263 | $265 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS HOSPITAL SUITE 1400 |
$192 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RED BUD REGIONAL HOSPITAL RED BUD |
$192 | — | — | — | $289 | $429 | $330 | — | — |
| DEACONESS ILLINOIS UNION COUNTY ANNA |
$192 | $103 | $138 | $97.85 | $396 | $138 | $377 | $97.85 | $97.85 |
| FRANCISCAN HEALTH OLYMPIA FIELDS OLYMPIA FIELDS |
$216 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TOUCHETTE REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOND AVE CAHOKIA HEIGHTS |
$222 | $1,053 | $820 | $95.00 | — | $70.00 | $80.00 | — | — |
| MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION CARTHAGE |
$230 | $81.97 | $238 | $112 | — | $80.36 | $258 | — | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT JOSEPH - CHICAGO N LAKE SHORE DR CHICAGO |
$236 | $242 | $242 | $242 | — | $242 | — | — | $392 |
| SAINT MARY HOSPITAL KANKAKEE KANKAKEE |
$252 | $253 | $253 | $240 | $253 | $253 | — | $260 | $253 |
| RESURRECTION MEDICAL CENTER CHICAGO |
$252 | $253 | $253 | $240 | $253 | $253 | — | $260 | $253 |
| SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL EVANSTON |
$252 | $253 | $253 | $240 | $253 | $253 | — | $260 | $253 |
| SAINT JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER JOLIET |
$252 | $253 | $253 | $240 | $253 | $253 | — | $260 | $253 |
| SAINT MARY OF NAZARETH HOSPITAL CHICAGO |
$252 | $253 | $253 | $240 | $253 | $253 | — | $260 | $253 |
| MERCY MEDICAL CENTER AURORA |
$252 | $253 | $253 | $240 | $253 | $253 | — | $260 | $253 |
| SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL ELGIN |
$252 | $253 | $253 | $240 | $253 | $253 | — | $260 | $253 |
| HOLY FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER DES PLAINES |
$252 | $253 | $253 | $240 | $253 | $253 | — | $260 | $253 |
| IROQUOIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WATSEKA |
$257 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OSF SAINT ELIZABETH MEDICAL CENTER OTTAWA |
$259 | $254 | $256 | $259 | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST SUBURBAN MEDICAL CENTER OAK PARK |
$259 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ILLINI COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PITTSFIELD |
$269 | $1,128 | $358 | $197 | $358 | $389 | — | — | — |
| BLESSING HOSPITAL QUINCY |
$269 | $140 | $140 | $197 | $358 | $336 | — | — | — |
| JOHN H STROGER JR HOSPITAL CHICAGO |
$271 | $25.85 | $100 | $252 | $136 | — | — | — | — |
| GRAHAM HOSPITAL CANTON |
$295 | $174 | $228 | $151 | — | $85.93 | — | — | — |
| FRANKLIN HOSPITAL BENTON |
$295 | $134 | $131 | $230 | $131 | $295 | — | — | $131 |
| MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BELLEVILLE BELLEVILLE |
$297 | — | $223 | $315 | $3,756 | $6,690 | $396 | — | — |
| ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ALTON |
$297 | $12,371 | $223 | $315 | $3,756 | $6,690 | $396 | — | — |
| MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CHESTER |
$306 | $44.00 | $44.88 | — | $90.00 | — | — | — | $44.00 |
| HAMILTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT S MARSHALL AVE MCLEANSBOROR |
$340 | $95.21 | $140 | $95.21 | $297 | $151 | $281 | — | $140 |
| MERCYHEALTH HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER-HARVARD HARVARD |
$350 | — | — | $3,121 | — | — | — | — | — |
| FAIRFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FAIRFIELD |
$350 | $394 | $302 | $161 | $272 | $158 | $394 | $158 | $158 |
| UNITYPOINT TRINITY MOLINE ROCK ISLAND |
$360 | $126 | $133 | $126 | $336 | $133 | — | — | $126 |
| OSF LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY HOSPITAL EVERGREEN PARK |
$364 | $259 | $308 | $472 | — | — | — | $355 | $256 |
| KIRBY MEDICAL CENTER MONTICELLO MONTICELLO |
$367 | $95.21 | $121 | $95.21 | $767 | $192 | $551 | $99.97 | $140 |
| HSHS ST ELIZABETH'S HOSPITAL O'FALLON |
$379 | $252 | $252 | $252 | $253 | $252 | $422 | $265 | — |
| HSHS ST ANTHONYS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EFFINGHAM |
$392 | $272 | $272 | $272 | $436 | $272 | $490 | $285 | — |
| OSF SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER PEORIA |
$395 | $256 | $693 | $259 | — | $158 | — | — | — |
| NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CHICAGO |
$405 | $156 | $425 | $260 | $247 | $260 | $578 | — | — |
| NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE VALLEY WEST HOSPITAL SANDWICH |
$405 | $147 | $290 | $55.50 | $55.50 | $110 | $462 | — | — |
| MERCYHEALTH HOSPITAL AND PHYSICIAN CLINIC-CRYSTAL LAKE CRYSTAL LAKE |
$427 | $254 | — | $3,029 | — | — | — | — | — |
| MASON DISTRICT HOSPITAL HAVANA |
$432 | $403 | $108 | $108 | $113 | $108 | — | — | — |
| SSM HEALTH ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL - CENTRALIA CENTRALIA |
$437 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SSM HEALTH GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL - MT. VERNON MT. VERNON |
$437 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OSF ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER GALESBURG |
$448 | $256 | $693 | $259 | — | $254 | — | — | — |
| HOPEDALE MEDICAL COMPLEX HOPEDALE |
$472 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CITY OF HOPE CHICAGO CANCER HOSPITAL ZION |
$483 | $1,074 | $244 | $521 | $643 | — | — | $244 | $244 |
| OSF SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER DANVILLE |
$502 | $254 | $4,342 | $259 | — | — | — | — | $256 |
| OSF ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER BLOOMINGTON |
$508 | $256 | $693 | $259 | — | — | — | — | — |
| OSF SAINT KATHARINE MEDICAL CENTER DIXON |
$530 | $254 | $1,757 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE PALOS HOSPITAL PALOS HEIGHTS |
$532 | $163 | $760 | $122 | $142 | — | $532 | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 31500, 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: $428 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $532 for this?
That is the median of what the 120 Illinois hospitals above publish for Emergent insertion of breathing tube into windpipe using an endoscope — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 31500 in Illinois, Medicare reimburses about $147 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Illinois range from $100 to $7,883 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 3.6x 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 emergent insertion of breathing tube into windpipe using an endoscope cost in Illinois?
- Cash prices for emergent insertion of breathing tube into windpipe using an endoscope (CPT 31500) in Illinois range from $100 to $7,883, with a median of $532. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest emergent insertion of breathing tube into windpipe using an endoscope in Illinois?
- The cheapest Illinois hospital published cash price for this procedure is $100. 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 31500 (Heart & Vascular). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.