Wound debridement cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 48 hospitals list a cash price for wound debridement, skin and tissue under it, first 20 sq cm: from $114.95 to $5,472.00, with a median of $665.00. The lowest listed price is at Humboldt Park Health — $550.05 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $665.00 at 60 hospitals.
Cash prices at 48 facilities across 34 cities for code 11042, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 17, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026.
Lowest$114.95Humboldt Park Health
Median$665.00half pay less
Highest$5,472.00in this market
Difference47.6×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
median
Lowest $114.95Highest $5,472.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt Park Health lowest Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | $114.95 | $410.55 | $410.55 | 72% | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Evanston Hospital Evanson, IL · (847) 570-2000 Cleansing of Skin/Tissue | $236.60 | $364.00 | $49.14–$198.74 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Cleansing of Skin/Tissue | $236.60 | $364.00 | $49.14–$198.74 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL Cleansing of Skin/Tissue | $236.60 | $364.00 | $49.14–$198.74 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Cleansing of Skin/Tissue | $236.60 | $364.00 | $49.14–$198.74 | 35% | — source file |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Debrdmnt Sq Tiss 1st 20 Sq Cm or Less | $291.65 | $1,535.00 | $224.98–$3,266.00 | 81% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park, IL · (708) 383-6200 ED Debridement -> To subcutaneous tissue, <= 20 sq cm | $322.78 | $949.36 | $140.41–$617.08 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park, IL · (708) 383-6200 OPWC Debrid Skin/Sq Tiss <=20 BCE | $322.78 | $949.36 | $140.41–$818.00 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park, IL · (708) 383-6200 WC Debrid Skin/Sq Tiss <=20 BCE | $322.78 | $949.36 | $140.41–$818.00 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park, IL · (708) 383-6200 CHED Debridement To subcutaneous tissue, <= 20 sq cm BCE | $322.78 | $949.36 | $140.41–$617.08 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park, IL · (708) 383-6200 ED Debridement To subcutaneous tissue, <= 20 sq cm BCE | $322.78 | $949.36 | $140.41–$617.08 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park, IL · (708) 383-6200 Debride Subcutan First 20 sq cm | $322.78 | $949.36 | $140.41–$818.00 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Debrdmnt Sq Tiss 1st 20 Sq Cm or Less | $353.05 | $1,535.00 | $492.74–$1,617.89 | 77% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL · (630) 545-8000 HC DEBRIDEMENT, SKIN, SUB-Q TISSUE,=<20 SQ CM | $360.00 | $1,440.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL · (630) 545-8000 HC DEBRIDEMENT, SKIN, SUB-Q TISSUE,=<20 SQ CM | $360.00 | $1,440.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange La Grange, IL · (708) 352-1200 HC DEBRIDEMENT, SKIN, SUB-Q TISSUE,=<20 SQ CM | $360.00 | $1,440.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange La Grange, IL · (708) 352-1200 HC DEBRIDEMENT, SKIN, SUB-Q TISSUE,=<20 SQ CM | $360.00 | $1,440.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL · (630) 856-9000 HC DEBRIDEMENT, SKIN, SUB-Q TISSUE,=<20 SQ CM | $360.00 | $1,440.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL · (630) 856-9000 HC DEBRIDEMENT, SKIN, SUB-Q TISSUE,=<20 SQ CM | $360.00 | $1,440.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL · (630) 312-5000 HC DEBRIDEMENT, SKIN, SUB-Q TISSUE,=<20 SQ CM | $360.00 | $1,440.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL · (630) 312-5000 HC DEBRIDEMENT, SKIN, SUB-Q TISSUE,=<20 SQ CM | $360.00 | $1,440.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Endeavor Health Clinical Operations Highland Park, IL CLEANSING OF SKIN/TISSUE | $399.00 | $399.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 CLEANSING OF SKIN/TISSUE | $399.00 | $399.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 CLEANSING OF SKIN/TISSUE | $399.00 | $399.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 316-4000 HC DEBRIDE SKIN SUB-Q TISS =<20 SQ CM | $433.00 | $2,245.00 | $61.73–$5,952.76 | 81% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 316-4000 Dbrdmt subq tis 1st 20sqcm/< | $433.00 | $7,172.00 | $61.73–$5,952.76 | 94% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL · (630) 859-2222 Dbrdmt subq tis 1st 20sqcm/< | $433.00 | $17,281.00 | $59.87–$17,281.00 | 97% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | $460.40 | $1,644.30 | $1,644.30 | 72% | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
| Roseland Community Hospital Association Chicago, IL · (773) 995-3000 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | $479.14 | $1,496.00 | $405.14–$1,645.60 | 68% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Community First Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 282-7000 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | $573.38 | $1,146.75 | $313.06–$1,146.75 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL · (312) 227-4000 H DEBRIDEMENT SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE 20 SQ CM/< | $578.20 | $826.00 | $140.42–$4,250.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8700 ED Debridement To subcutaneous tissue, <= 20 sq cm BCE | $605.81 | $1,781.80 | $296.31–$1,158.17 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8700 Debride Subcutan First 20 sq cm | $605.81 | $1,781.80 | $283.00–$1,158.17 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8700 CHED Debridement To subcutaneous tissue, <= 20 sq cm BCE | $605.81 | $1,781.80 | $296.31–$1,158.17 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8700 WC Debrid Skin/Sq Tiss <=20 BCE | $605.81 | $1,781.80 | $283.00–$1,158.17 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8700 OPWC Debrid Skin/Sq Tiss <=20 BCE | $605.81 | $1,781.80 | $283.00–$1,158.17 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8700 ED Debridement -> To subcutaneous tissue, <= 20 sq cm | $605.81 | $1,781.80 | $296.31–$1,158.17 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn, IL DEBRIDE SKIN & SUBQ 1ST 20CM2 | $665.00 | $1,330.00 | $84.00–$1,094.59 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 967-5002 DEBRIDE SKIN & SUBQ 1ST 20CM2 | $665.00 | $1,330.00 | $84.00–$1,064.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL DEBRIDE SKIN & SUBQ 1ST 20CM2 | $665.00 | $1,330.00 | $84.00–$1,183.70 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL · (708) 684-8000 DEBRIDE SKIN & SUBQ 1ST 20CM2 | $665.00 | $1,330.00 | $84.00–$1,073.31 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL · (847) 362-2900 DEBRIDE SKIN & SUBQ 1ST 20CM2 | $665.00 | $1,330.00 | $116.00–$1,117.20 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL · (847) 381-9600 DEBRIDE SKIN & SUBQ 1ST 20CM2 | $665.00 | $1,330.00 | $84.00–$1,114.54 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL · (630) 275-5900 DEBRIDE SKIN & SUBQ 1ST 20CM2 | $665.00 | $1,330.00 | $84.00–$1,102.57 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 975-1600 DEBRIDE SKIN & SUBQ 1ST 20CM2 | $665.00 | $1,330.00 | $84.00–$1,122.52 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge, IL · (847) 723-2210 DEBRIDE SKIN & SUBQ 1ST 20CM2 | $665.00 | $1,330.00 | $84.00–$1,183.70 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL · (847) 742-9800 DEBRIDE SKIN & SUBQ 1ST 20CM2 | $665.00 | $1,330.00 | $133.00–$1,197.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL DEBRIDE SKIN & SUBQ 1ST 20CM2 | $665.00 | $1,330.00 | $84.00–$1,295.42 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| The Methodist Hospitals Gary, IN · (219) 886-4000 Deb Subq Tissue 20 Sq Cm/< | $690.20 | $986.00 | $84.74–$1,728.79 | 30% | — source file |
| The Methodist Hospitals Merrillville, IN Deb Subq Tissue 20 Sq Cm/< | $690.20 | $986.00 | $84.74–$1,728.79 | 30% | — source file |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst, IL · (331) 221-1000 PR DEBRIDE SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE 1ST 20 SQ CM | $698.00 | $698.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago, IL · (773) 665-3000 HC DEBRIDEMENT SUBQ TISSUE UP TO 20 SQ CM | $724.35 | $2,195.00 | $1,031.65 | 67% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Evanston Hospital Evanson, IL · (847) 570-2000 Debridement Skin/Tissue | $819.00 | $1,260.00 | $170.10–$687.96 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Debridement Skin/Tissue | $819.00 | $1,260.00 | $170.10–$687.96 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Debride Skin/Tissue - Level 3 | $819.00 | $1,260.00 | $170.10–$687.96 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL Debridement Skin/Tissue | $819.00 | $1,260.00 | $170.10–$687.96 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL Debride Skin/Tissue - Level 3 | $819.00 | $1,260.00 | $170.10–$687.96 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Evanston Hospital Evanson, IL · (847) 570-2000 Debride Skin/Tissue - Level 3 | $819.00 | $1,260.00 | $170.10–$687.96 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Debridement Skin/Tissue | $819.00 | $1,260.00 | $170.10–$687.96 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Debride Skin/Tissue - Level 3 | $819.00 | $1,260.00 | $170.10–$687.96 | 35% | — source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Pr Debridement Subcutaneous Tissue 1St 20 Sq Cm/<-Pbb | $874.00 | $874.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL · (815) 344-5000 HB Debridement Subcutaneous Tissue 1st 20 Sq Cm/< | $942.20 | $1,346.00 | $259.78–$1,346.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL · (847) 234-5600 HB Debridement Subcutaneous Tissue 1st 20 Sq Cm/< | $942.20 | $1,346.00 | $1,346.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Endeavor Health Clinical Operations Highland Park, IL HB DEBRIDEMENT SKIN/TISSUE | $1,357.00 | $1,357.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 HB DEBRIDEMENT SKIN/TISSUE | $1,357.00 | $1,357.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 HB DEBRIDE SUBQ, 1ST 20 SQ CM OR < | $1,357.00 | $1,357.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 HB DEBRIDE SUBQ, 1ST 20 SQ CM OR < | $1,357.00 | $1,357.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 HB DEBRIDEMENT SKIN/TISSUE | $1,357.00 | $1,357.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Endeavor Health Clinical Operations Highland Park, IL HB DEBRIDE SUBQ, 1ST 20 SQ CM OR < | $1,357.00 | $1,357.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 HB Debridement Subcutaneous Tissue 1st 20 Sq Cm/< | $1,381.80 | $1,974.00 | $1,974.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL · (630) 682-1600 HB Debridement Subcutaneous Tissue 1st 20 Sq Cm/< | $1,381.80 | $1,974.00 | $990.95–$1,974.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL · (708) 923-4000 HB Debridement Subcutaneous Tissue 1st 20 Sq Cm/< | $1,679.30 | $2,399.00 | $2,399.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL · (815) 756-1521 HB Debridement Subcutaneous Tissue 1st 20 Sq Cm/< | $1,843.80 | $2,634.00 | $1,322.27–$2,634.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich, IL · (815) 786-8484 HB Debridement Subcutaneous Tissue 1st 20 Sq Cm/< | $1,843.80 | $2,634.00 | $1,322.27–$2,634.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Chicago Chicago, IL · (773) 622-5400 REMOVAL OF SKIN AND TISSUE; 20.0 SQ CM OR LESS | $1,900.42 | $1,900.42 | $52.14–$609.88 | — | — source file |
| Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights, IL · (847) 618-1000 Hb Deb Subq Tissue 20 Sq Cm/< | $2,057.00 | $2,057.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Edward Hospital Naperville, IL · (630) 527-3000 HC DEBRIDE SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE 1ST 20 SQ CM | $3,192.00 | $3,192.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst, IL · (331) 221-1000 HC DEBRIDE SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE 1ST 20 SQ CM | $3,192.00 | $3,192.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Debridement, Subcutaneous Tissue, First 20 Sq Cm Or Less | $3,446.00 | $3,446.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Debridement, Subcutaneous Tissue, First 20 Sq Cm Or Less-Pbb | $3,446.00 | $3,446.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey, IL · (708) 333-2300 Hc Debridement, Subcutaneous Tissue, First 20 Sq Cm Or Less | $5,472.00 | $5,472.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $114.95, median $665.00, highest $5,472.00 — a 47.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 32 facilities here, median $635.41. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 31 of 36 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 6 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
Debridement removes dead or infected tissue from a wound so it can heal. It is common for diabetic foot ulcers and pressure sores, often done weekly in a wound care center.
What the price covers
The price is for up to 20 square centimeters; larger areas add 11045 for each extra 20.