Broken ankle treatment cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 32 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 $241.97. The lowest listed price is at MacNeal Hospital and 1 other hospital — $152.67 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $441.70 at 53 hospitals.
- The median here, $241.97, is 49% below the US median of $477.46.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($252.01).
- 8 of 32 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 32 facilities across 21 cities for code 27786, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 5, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2025 and Nov 3, 2026.
Lowest$89.30MacNeal Hospital + 1 more
Median$241.97half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,180.00in this market
Difference24.4×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 $89.30Highest $2,180.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacNeal Hospital lowest Berwyn, IL · (708) 783-9100 Closed Tx Dist Fib Fx W/O Manip File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $89.30 | $470.00 | $89.30–$650.95 | 81% |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital lowest Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Closed Tx Dist Fib Fx W/O Manip File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $89.30 | $470.00 | $127.37–$343.10 | 81% |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Closed Tx Dist Fib Fx W/O Manip File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $108.10 | $470.00 | $166.85–$495.38 | 77% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL · (630) 312-5000 HC CLOSED RX DIST FIBULA FX File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $131.25 | $525.00 | — | 75% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange La Grange, IL · (708) 352-1200 HC CLOSED RX DIST FIBULA FX File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $131.25 | $525.00 | — | 75% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL · (630) 545-8000 HC CLOSED RX DIST FIBULA FX File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $131.25 | $525.00 | — | 75% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL · (630) 856-9000 HC CLOSED RX DIST FIBULA FX File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $131.25 | $525.00 | — | 75% |
| Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights, IL · (847) 618-1000 Hb Closed Treatment Of Distal Fibular Fracture (Lateral Malleolus) Without Manipulation File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $135.00 | $135.00 | — | — |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park, IL · (708) 383-6200 ED Fracture Site -> Fibula Fx, Distal, w/o manipulation+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 17, 2025 · source file | $139.26 | $409.60 | $60.58–$266.24 | 66% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Closed Rx Dist Fibula Fx File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $141.05 | $217.00 | $29.30–$118.48 | 35% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Closed Rx Dist Fibula Fx File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $141.05 | $217.00 | $29.30–$118.48 | 35% |
| Morris Hospital Morris, IL · (815) 942-2932 Closed treatment of broken outside lower leg bone at ankle File of Oct 27, 2026 · source file | $175.16 | $728.00 | $283.92–$749.84 | 76% |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago, IL · (773) 665-3000 HC FAC TX LATERAL MALLEOTUS FX File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $229.35 | $695.00 | $326.65 | 67% |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 CLOSED RX DIST FIBULA FX File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $236.00 | $236.00 | — | — |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 CLOSED RX DIST FIBULA FX File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $236.00 | $236.00 | — | — |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL CLOSED RX DIST FIBULA FX File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $236.00 | $236.00 | — | — |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8700 ORTHO TX FX FIBULAR DISTAL W/O MAN CLSD BCE+3 more lines at this price File of Mar 17, 2025 · source file | $247.94 | $729.24 | $121.27–$5,099.00 | 66% |
| Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL · (630) 859-2222 Treatment of ankle fracture - 27786 - File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $263.00 | $15,255.30 | $249.88–$15,255.33 | 98% |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 975-1600 CLSD TX DISTAL FIB FX WO MANIP File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $280.00 | $560.00 | $220.64–$507.52 | 50% |
| Morris Hospital Morris, IL · (815) 942-2932 Closed treatment of broken outside lower leg bone at ankle File of Oct 27, 2026 · source file | $306.28 | $1,273.00 | $62.00–$1,311.19 | 76% |
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Closed treatment of broken outside lower leg bone at ankle File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $317.23 | $1,132.95 | $373.87–$1,189.60 | 72% |
| Community First Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 282-7000 Closed treatment of broken outside lower leg bone at ankle File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $335.63 | $671.25 | $183.25–$1,875.00 | 50% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 TX FX ANKLE DISTAL FIB W/O File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $441.70 | $631.00 | $277.22–$504.80 | 30% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 PF-TX FX ANKLE DISTAL FIB File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $557.90 | $797.00 | $291.42–$637.60 | 30% |
| Jackson Park Hospital Foundation Chicago, IL · (773) 947-7500 TRTMNT DISTAL FIBULA FX WO MN File of Dec 26, 2025 · source file | $660.00 | $825.00 | — | 20% |
| Uchicago Medicine Northwest Indiana Crown Point, IN · (312) 755-4706 HC CLOSED TREATMENT OF DISTAL FIBULAR FRACTURE; WITHOUT MANIPULATION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $692.00 | $692.00 | — | — |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey, IL · (708) 333-2300 Hc Closed Treatment Of Distal Fibular Fracture; Without Manipulation File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $692.00 | $692.00 | — | — |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 926-2000 HB Tx Fx Distal Fibula W/O Manipulation File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $695.10 | $993.00 | $192.64–$1,146.00 | 30% |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL · (708) 923-4000 HB Tx Fx Distal Fibula W/O Manipulation File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $794.50 | $1,135.00 | $212.25–$1,135.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL · (630) 682-1600 HB Tx Fx Distal Fibula W/O Manipulation File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $802.20 | $1,146.00 | $163.88–$1,146.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 HB Tx Fx Distal Fibula W/O Manipulation File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $802.20 | $1,146.00 | $186.80–$1,146.00 | 30% |
| Shriners Childrens - Chicago Chicago, IL · (773) 622-5400 TREATMENT OF ANKLE FRACTURE File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $1,054.51 | $1,054.51 | $252.39–$370.06 | — |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL · (312) 227-4000 H CLTX DSTL FIBULAR FX LAT MALLS W/O MANJ File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,055.60 | $1,508.00 | $256.36–$1,432.60 | 30% |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Closed Treatment Of Distal Fibular Fracture; Without Manipulation+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,180.00 | $2,180.00 | — | — |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $89.30, median $241.97, 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 $236.00. 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 17 of 20 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 5 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 broken ankle treatment is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Broken ankle treatment explained.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 27786 ($456.00). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| The Methodist Hospitals Gary, INTreatment of ankle fracture | $0.01 | file |
| Methodist Hospital-Southlake Merrillville, INTreatment of ankle fracture | $0.01 | file |
File Link to the hospital's own price file.