Broken foot treatment cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 24 hospitals list a cash price for broken foot (metatarsal) treatment without surgery or setting: from $145.54 to $1,537.00, with a median of $692.00. The lowest listed price is at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital — $546.46 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $575.00 at 33 hospitals.
Cash prices at 24 facilities across 17 cities for code 28470, 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 Metatarsl Fx W/O Manip | $145.54 | $766.00 | $207.59–$559.18 | 81% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Closed Tx Metatarsl Fx W/O Manip | $176.18 | $766.00 | $232.55–$802.67 | 77% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Closed treatment of broken bone in forefoot or midfoot | $220.79 | $788.55 | $788.55 | 72% | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago, IL · (773) 665-3000 HC CLOSE TX-METATARSAL FX | $229.35 | $695.00 | $326.65 | 67% | — source file |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8700 ORTHO TX FX METATARSAL W/O MAN CLSD EA BCE | $230.69 | $678.50 | $112.83–$5,099.00 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Community First Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 282-7000 Closed treatment of broken bone in forefoot or midfoot | $234.63 | $469.25 | $128.11–$1,875.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL · (630) 859-2222 Treat metatarsal fracture - 28470 - | $263.00 | $12,862.66 | $220.29–$12,862.66 | 98% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 975-1600 CLSD TX METATARSAL FX W/O MANIP EA | $270.00 | $540.00 | $212.76–$480.11 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Edward Hospital Naperville, IL · (630) 527-3000 PR CLOSED TX METATARSAL FX WO MANIPULATION EA | $575.00 | $575.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst, IL · (331) 221-1000 PR CLOSED TX METATARSAL FX WO MANIPULATION EA | $575.00 | $575.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights, IL · (847) 618-1000 Hb Closed Treatment Of Metatarsal Fracture, Without Manipulation, Each | $639.00 | $639.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey, IL · (708) 333-2300 Hc Closed Treatment Of Metatarsal Fracture; Without Manipulation, Each | $692.00 | $692.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine Northwest Indiana Crown Point, IN · (312) 755-4706 HC CLOSED TREATMENT OF METATARSAL FRACTURE; WITHOUT MANIPULATION, EACH | $692.00 | $692.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL · (708) 923-4000 HB Fracture Metatarsal; Without Manipulation | $829.50 | $1,185.00 | $1,185.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL · (815) 344-5000 HB Fracture Metatarsal; Without Manipulation | $829.50 | $1,185.00 | $228.71–$1,185.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL · (815) 756-1521 HB Fracture Metatarsal; Without Manipulation | $829.50 | $1,185.00 | $594.87–$1,185.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital Wheaton, IL HB Fracture Metatarsal; Without Manipulation | $829.50 | $1,185.00 | $713.37–$795.14 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL · (630) 682-1600 HB Fracture Metatarsal; Without Manipulation | $829.50 | $1,185.00 | $594.87–$1,185.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 HB Fracture Metatarsal; Without Manipulation | $829.50 | $1,185.00 | $1,185.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL · (847) 234-5600 HB Fracture Metatarsal; Without Manipulation | $829.50 | $1,185.00 | $1,185.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich, IL · (815) 786-8484 HB Fracture Metatarsal; Without Manipulation | $829.50 | $1,185.00 | $594.87–$1,185.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL · (312) 227-4000 H CLOSED TX METATARSAL FRACTURE W/O MANIPULATION | $869.40 | $1,242.00 | $211.14–$14,756.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Chicago Chicago, IL · (773) 622-5400 TREAT METATARSAL FRACTURE | $1,054.51 | $1,054.51 | $179.55–$370.06 | — | — source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Closed Treatment Of Metatarsal Fracture; Without Manipulation, Each-Pbb | $1,537.00 | $1,537.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Closed Treatment Of Metatarsal Fracture; Without Manipulation, Each | $1,537.00 | $1,537.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst, IL · (331) 221-1000 HC CLOSED TX METATARSAL FRACTURE EACH | $1,807.00 | $1,807.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Edward Hospital Naperville, IL · (630) 527-3000 HC CLOSED TX METATARSAL FRACTURE EACH | $1,807.00 | $1,807.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Pr Closed Tx Metatarsal Fracture W/O Manipulation-Pbb | $2,767.00 | $2,767.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $145.54, median $692.00, highest $1,537.00 — a 10.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $607.00. 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 16 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 7 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 one of the long bones of the foot (a metatarsal) without surgery or setting, usually with a stiff shoe or boot.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the fracture care and routine follow-up. X-rays and the shoe or boot 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 28470 ($408.59). 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 metatarsal fx wo mnp ea | $0.01 | file |
| The Methodist Hospitals Merrillville, INCltx metatarsal fx wo mnp ea | $0.01 | file |