Cash prices Illinois Outpatient

Vasectomy cost in Illinois without insurance

In Illinois, the median cash price for Vasectomy is $1,710.17 across 18 hospitals, from $365.74 to $8,194.00. The lowest is at Humboldt Park Health (Chicago). The US median is $1,965.67.

Illinois law (Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act, 210 ILCS 89): an uninsured Illinois resident with family income up to 600% of the federal poverty level (300% at rural and critical access hospitals) can apply for a discount that brings the bill down to about 135% of the hospital's cost; up to 200% (125% at rural hospitals) medically necessary care is free. A hospital may collect no more than 25% of family income in 12 months. Ask the billing office for the application. Other states' laws.

A vasectomy is a minor procedure that blocks the tubes that carry sperm, as permanent birth control. It is usually done in a urologist's office with local anesthesia and takes about 15 to 30 minutes. Code 55250 covers the procedure, one or both sides, and the follow-up semen test. Prices at hospitals and at urology clinics can differ a lot.

Collected Oct 22, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code

Vasectomy prices in Illinois by type

55250 is the only code for the procedure, so prices are directly comparable. Some facilities quote a package that adds the consultation visit or the follow-up semen analysis, and others charge them separately.

Procedure	Hospitals	Range	Median	US median
Vasectomy Vasectomy, one or both sides, including follow-up semen testing · code 55250	18	$365.74–$8,194.00	$1,710.17	$1,965.67

Procedure The service and its billing code (CPT or HCPCS). Opens the comparison of every hospital that prices it. More

Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.

Middle 80% Cash prices of most hospitals: a tenth of hospitals charge less than the first number (P10), a tenth charge more than the second (P90). More

Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More

US median The median cash price across all US hospitals that publish one for this code.

Outpatient cash prices in Illinois. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest cash price for the code; prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Pick a procedure to compare every hospital in the state.

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Paying cash: what to do

Ask whether the price includes the consultation, the procedure, and the follow-up semen test that confirms it worked.
Urology clinics and outpatient surgery centers often charge less than a hospital operating room.
Some health departments and family planning clinics offer lower prices based on income; call and ask.