Wrist fracture care, no reset cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 30 hospitals list a cash price for closed treatment of a wrist (distal radius) fracture, no resetting: from $81.51 to $2,150.00, with a median of $590.40. The lowest listed price is at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital — $508.89 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $518.40 at 43 hospitals.
Cash prices at 30 facilities across 21 cities for code 25600, 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 Aug 24, 2026.
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.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital lowest Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Closed Tx Dist Radial Fx W/O Manip | $81.51 | $429.00 | $232.55–$2,252.00 | 81% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital lowest Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 HC Cltx Dstl Radial Fx/Epiphysl Sep W/O Manj | $81.51 | $429.00 | $103.82–$313.17 | 81% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Closed Tx Dist Radial Fx W/O Manip | $98.67 | $429.00 | $232.55–$1,297.47 | 77% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 HC Cltx Dstl Radial Fx/Epiphysl Sep W/O Manj | $98.67 | $429.00 | $137.71–$452.17 | 77% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL · (630) 856-9000 HC CLOSED RX DIST RAD/ULNA FX | $131.25 | $525.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL · (630) 545-8000 HC CLOSED RX DIST RAD/ULNA FX | $131.25 | $525.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL · (630) 856-9000 HC CLOSED RX DIST RAD/ULNA FX | $131.25 | $525.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange La Grange, IL · (708) 352-1200 HC CLOSED RX DIST RAD/ULNA FX | $131.25 | $525.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange La Grange, IL · (708) 352-1200 HC CLOSED RX DIST RAD/ULNA FX | $131.25 | $525.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL · (630) 312-5000 HC CLOSED RX DIST RAD/ULNA FX | $131.25 | $525.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL · (630) 312-5000 HC CLOSED RX DIST RAD/ULNA FX | $131.25 | $525.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL · (630) 545-8000 HC CLOSED RX DIST RAD/ULNA FX | $131.25 | $525.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Closed treatment of broken forearm (radius) bone at the wrist area on the thumb side of the wrist without manipulation | $135.83 | $485.10 | $485.10 | 72% | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park, IL · (708) 383-6200 CHED Fracture Site Radius/Ulna fx, distal, w/o manipulation BCE | $141.21 | $415.33 | $61.43–$269.96 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park, IL · (708) 383-6200 ED Fracture Site Radius/Ulna fx, distal, w/o manipulation BCE | $141.21 | $415.33 | $61.43–$269.96 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park, IL · (708) 383-6200 ED Fracture Site -> Radius/Ulna fx, distal, w/o manipulation | $141.21 | $415.33 | $61.43–$269.96 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Community First Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 282-7000 Closed treatment of broken forearm (radius) bone at the wrist area on the thumb side of the wrist without manipulation | $216.75 | $433.50 | $118.35–$1,875.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago, IL · (773) 665-3000 HC FAC TX CLSD DIST RAD FX WO MANU | $229.35 | $695.00 | $326.65 | 67% | — source file |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8700 CHED Fracture Site Radius/Ulna fx, distal, w/o manipulation BCE | $257.97 | $758.74 | $126.18–$493.18 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8700 ED Fracture Site -> Radius/Ulna fx, distal, w/o manipulation | $257.97 | $758.74 | $126.18–$493.18 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8700 ORTHO TX FX RADIAL DISTAL W/O MAN CLSD BCE | $257.97 | $758.74 | $120.00–$5,099.00 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8700 ED Fracture Site Radius/Ulna fx, distal, w/o manipulation BCE | $257.97 | $758.74 | $126.18–$493.18 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 975-1600 CLSD TX DIST RAD/ULNA (COLLES) | $270.00 | $540.00 | $212.76–$480.11 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Closed treatment of broken forearm (radius) bone at the wrist area on the thumb side of the wrist without manipulation | $327.22 | $1,168.65 | $1,168.65 | 72% | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL · (815) 756-1521 HB Treat Fracture Radius & Ulna W/O Manipulation Colles Smith Type | $387.80 | $554.00 | $101.38–$554.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL · (847) 234-5600 HB Treat Fracture Radius & Ulna W/O Manipulation Colles Smith Type | $541.80 | $774.00 | $128.48–$774.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL · (815) 344-5000 HB Treat Fracture Radius & Ulna W/O Manipulation Colles Smith Type | $541.80 | $774.00 | $149.38–$774.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights, IL · (847) 618-1000 Hb Closed Treatment Of Distal Radial Fracture (Eg, Colles Or Smith Type) Or Epiphyseal Separation, I | $639.00 | $639.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey, IL · (708) 333-2300 Hc Closed Tx Of Dist Rad Fx Or Epiphyseal Sep, Includes Closed Tx Of Fx Of Ulnar Styloid; Wo Manip | $692.00 | $692.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine Northwest Indiana Crown Point, IN · (312) 755-4706 HC CLOSED TX OF DIST RAD FX OR EPIPHYSEAL SEP, INCLUDES CLOSED TX OF FX OF ULNAR STYLOID; WO MANIP | $692.00 | $692.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Cltx Dstl Radial Fx/Epiphysl Sep W/O Manj | $724.10 | $1,114.00 | $150.39–$608.24 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Evanston Hospital Evanson, IL · (847) 570-2000 Cltx Dstl Radial Fx/Epiphysl Sep W/O Manj | $724.10 | $1,114.00 | $150.39–$608.24 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Cltx Dstl Radial Fx/Epiphysl Sep W/O Manj | $724.10 | $1,114.00 | $150.39–$608.24 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL Cltx Dstl Radial Fx/Epiphysl Sep W/O Manj | $724.10 | $1,114.00 | $150.39–$608.24 | 35% | — source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL · (630) 682-1600 HB Treat Fracture Radius & Ulna W/O Manipulation Colles Smith Type | $825.30 | $1,179.00 | $168.60–$1,179.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 HB Treat Fracture Radius & Ulna W/O Manipulation Colles Smith Type | $825.30 | $1,179.00 | $192.18–$1,179.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Chicago Chicago, IL · (773) 622-5400 CLTX DST RDL FX/EPHYS SEP WO | $1,054.51 | $1,054.51 | $264.33–$370.06 | — | — source file |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 HB CLTX DSTL RADIAL FX/EPIPHYSL SEP W/O MANJ | $1,199.00 | $1,199.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 HB CLTX DSTL RADIAL FX/EPIPHYSL SEP W/O MANJ | $1,199.00 | $1,199.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Endeavor Health Clinical Operations Highland Park, IL HB CLTX DSTL RADIAL FX/EPIPHYSL SEP W/O MANJ | $1,199.00 | $1,199.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL · (312) 227-4000 H CLTX DSTL RADIAL FX/EPIPHYSL SEP W/O MANJ | $1,203.30 | $1,719.00 | $292.23–$14,756.00 | 30% | — source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Closed Tx Of Dist Rad Fx Or Epiphyseal Sep, Includes Closed Tx Of Fx Of Ulnar Styloid; Wo Manip | $2,150.00 | $2,150.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Closed Tx Of Dist Rad Fx Or Epiphyseal Sep, Includes Closed Tx Of Fx Of Ulnar Styloid; Wo Manip-P | $2,150.00 | $2,150.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Pr Cltx Dstl Radial Fx/Epiphysl Sep W/O Mnpj-Pbb | $3,288.00 | $3,288.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $81.51, median $590.40, highest $2,150.00 — a 26.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $692.00. 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 14 of 19 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 4 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
This is treatment of a broken distal radius, the forearm bone near the wrist, when the bone does not need to be pushed back into place and no surgery is done. Treatment is usually a splint or cast and follow-up checks.
What the price covers
The code covers the fracture care; for the treating doctor this usually includes follow-up visits over the following weeks. X-rays, the emergency room visit and casting supplies may be billed separately.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 25600 ($512.21). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| The Methodist Hospitals Gary, INCltx dst rdl fx/ephys sep wo | $0.01 | file |
| The Methodist Hospitals Merrillville, INCltx dst rdl fx/ephys sep wo | $0.01 | file |