Hammertoe surgery cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 12 hospitals list a cash price for hammertoe correction surgery: from $449.44 to $25,290.31, with a median of $3,489.00. The lowest listed price is at Morris Hospital — $3,039.56 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $3,489.00 at 21 hospitals.
- The median here, $3,489.00, is 12% below the US median of $3,961.37.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 8 cities for code 28285, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 10, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 26, 2025 and Nov 5, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Hospital lowest Morris, IL · (815) 942-2932 Correction of toe joint deformity File of Oct 27, 2026 · source file | $449.44 | $1,868.00 | $62.00–$1,924.04 | 76% |
| Loretto Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 626-4300 REPAIR OF HAMMERTOE PF File of Nov 5, 2026 · source file | $614.28 | $1,023.80 | $614.28–$1,023.80 | 40% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 PF-REPAIR OF HAMMERTOE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $700.00 | $1,000.00 | $370.89–$800.00 | 30% |
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Correction of toe joint deformity File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $1,338.29 | $4,779.60 | $1,051.00–$5,018.58 | 72% |
| Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet Joliet, IL · (815) 725-7133 Repair of hammertoe - 28285 - OR36028285 File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,489.00 | $15,301.00 | $392.53–$15,301.00 | 77% |
| Saint Francis Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 316-4000 Repair of hammertoe File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,489.00 | $10,222.00 | $399.68–$8,484.26 | 66% |
| Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL · (630) 859-2222 Repair of hammertoe File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,489.00 | $13,324.20 | $392.53–$13,324.20 | 74% |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 926-2000 HB Correction Hammertoe File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,122.30 | $5,889.00 | $1,378.03–$4,450.60 | 30% |
| Jackson Park Hospital Foundation Chicago, IL · (773) 947-7500 CORRECTION HAMMERTOE File of Dec 26, 2025 · source file | $4,378.00 | $5,472.50 | — | 20% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 REPAIR OF HAMMERTOE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,850.60 | $8,358.00 | $370.89–$6,686.40 | 30% |
| Franciscan Health Munster Munster, IN · (219) 922-4200 Correction Hammertoe File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $7,982.32 | $37,475.67 | $1,905.42–$26,225.00 | 79% |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point Crown Point, IN · (219) 757-6100 Correction Hammertoe File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $9,192.35 | $35,629.25 | $35,629.25 | 74% |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso, IN · (219) 983-8300 REPAIR OF HAMMERTOE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $25,290.31 | $93,667.83 | $347.91–$78,680.98 | 73% |
Outpatient: lowest $449.44, median $3,489.00, highest $25,290.31 — a 56.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $700.00. 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 11 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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 hammertoe surgery is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Hammertoe surgery explained.