Broken ankle treatment cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 29 hospitals list a cash price for broken ankle (outer ankle bone) treatment without surgery or setting: from $89.30 to $2,180.00, with a median of $236.00. The lowest listed price is at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital — $146.70 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $293.62 at 38 hospitals.
Cash prices at 29 facilities across 20 cities for code 27786, 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.
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 Fib Fx W/O Manip | $89.30 | $470.00 | $127.37–$343.10 | 81% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Closed Tx Dist Fib Fx W/O Manip | $108.10 | $470.00 | $166.85–$495.38 | 77% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL · (630) 312-5000 HC CLOSED RX DIST FIBULA 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 FIBULA 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 FIBULA FX | $131.25 | $525.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL · (630) 856-9000 HC CLOSED RX DIST FIBULA FX | $131.25 | $525.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL · (630) 856-9000 HC CLOSED RX DIST FIBULA 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 FIBULA 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 FIBULA FX | $131.25 | $525.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL · (630) 312-5000 HC CLOSED RX DIST FIBULA FX | $131.25 | $525.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights, IL · (847) 618-1000 Hb Closed Treatment Of Distal Fibular Fracture (Lateral Malleolus) Without Manipulation | $135.00 | $135.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park, IL · (708) 383-6200 ED Fracture Site -> Fibula Fx, Distal, w/o manipulation | $139.26 | $409.60 | $60.58–$266.24 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park, IL · (708) 383-6200 CHED Fracture Site Fibula Fx, Distal, w/o manipulation BCE | $139.26 | $409.60 | $60.58–$266.24 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park, IL · (708) 383-6200 ED Fracture Site Fibula Fx, Distal, w/o manipulation BCE | $139.26 | $409.60 | $60.58–$266.24 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Evanston Hospital Evanson, IL · (847) 570-2000 Closed Rx Dist Fibula Fx | $141.05 | $217.00 | $29.30–$118.48 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Closed Rx Dist Fibula Fx | $141.05 | $217.00 | $29.30–$118.48 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Closed Rx Dist Fibula Fx | $141.05 | $217.00 | $29.30–$118.48 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL Closed Rx Dist Fibula Fx | $141.05 | $217.00 | $29.30–$118.48 | 35% | — source file |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago, IL · (773) 665-3000 HC FAC TX LATERAL MALLEOTUS FX | $229.35 | $695.00 | $326.65 | 67% | — source file |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 CLOSED RX DIST FIBULA FX | $236.00 | $236.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 CLOSED RX DIST FIBULA FX | $236.00 | $236.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Endeavor Health Clinical Operations Highland Park, IL CLOSED RX DIST FIBULA FX | $236.00 | $236.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8700 ORTHO TX FX FIBULAR DISTAL W/O MAN CLSD BCE | $247.94 | $729.24 | $121.27–$5,099.00 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8700 ED Fracture Site Fibula Fx, Distal, w/o manipulation BCE | $247.94 | $729.24 | $121.27–$474.01 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8700 CHED Fracture Site Fibula Fx, Distal, w/o manipulation BCE | $247.94 | $729.24 | $121.27–$474.01 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8700 ED Fracture Site -> Fibula Fx, Distal, w/o manipulation | $247.94 | $729.24 | $121.27–$474.01 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL · (630) 859-2222 Treatment of ankle fracture - 27786 - | $263.00 | $15,255.30 | $249.88–$15,255.33 | 98% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 975-1600 CLSD TX DISTAL FIB FX WO MANIP | $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 outside lower leg bone at ankle | $317.23 | $1,132.95 | $1,132.95 | 72% | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
| Community First Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 282-7000 Closed treatment of broken outside lower leg bone at ankle | $335.63 | $671.25 | $183.25–$1,875.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine Northwest Indiana Crown Point, IN · (312) 755-4706 HC CLOSED TREATMENT OF DISTAL FIBULAR FRACTURE; WITHOUT MANIPULATION | $692.00 | $692.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey, IL · (708) 333-2300 Hc Closed Treatment Of Distal Fibular Fracture; Without Manipulation | $692.00 | $692.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL · (708) 923-4000 HB Tx Fx Distal Fibula W/O Manipulation | $794.50 | $1,135.00 | $212.25–$1,135.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL · (630) 682-1600 HB Tx Fx Distal Fibula W/O Manipulation | $802.20 | $1,146.00 | $163.88–$1,146.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 HB Tx Fx Distal Fibula W/O Manipulation | $802.20 | $1,146.00 | $186.80–$1,146.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Chicago Chicago, IL · (773) 622-5400 TREATMENT OF ANKLE FRACTURE | $1,054.51 | $1,054.51 | $252.39–$370.06 | — | — source file |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL · (312) 227-4000 H CLTX DSTL FIBULAR FX LAT MALLS W/O MANIPULATION | $1,055.60 | $1,508.00 | $256.36–$4,250.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL · (312) 227-4000 H CLTX DSTL FIBULAR FX LAT MALLS W/O MANJ | $1,055.60 | $1,508.00 | $256.36–$14,756.00 | 30% | — source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Closed Treatment Of Distal Fibular Fracture; Without Manipulation-Pbb | $2,180.00 | $2,180.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Closed Treatment Of Distal Fibular Fracture; Without Manipulation | $2,180.00 | $2,180.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Pr Cltx Dstl Fibular Fx Lat Malls W/O Manj-Pbb | $3,145.00 | $3,145.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $89.30, median $236.00, highest $2,180.00 — a 24.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 20 facilities here, median $188.53. 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 13 of 18 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 code covers treating a fracture of the outer ankle bone (distal fibula) that does not need to be set or operated on, usually with a boot or cast.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the fracture care and routine follow-up. X-rays 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 27786 ($466.22). 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, INTreatment of ankle fracture | $0.01 | file |
| The Methodist Hospitals Merrillville, INTreatment of ankle fracture | $0.01 | file |