Hemorrhoid banding cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 29 hospitals list a cash price for hemorrhoid banding (rubber band ligation): from $271.66 to $16,696.60, with a median of $914.00. The lowest listed price is at Humboldt Park Health — $642.34 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $914.00 at 43 hospitals.
- The median here, $914.00, is 19% below the US median of $1,132.30.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($950.10).
- 4 of 29 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 29 facilities across 20 cities for code 46221, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 9, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2025 and Nov 6, 2026.
Lowest$271.66Humboldt Park Health
Median$914.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$16,696.60in this market
Difference61.5×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 $271.66Highest $16,696.60
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt Park Health lowest Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Removal of external hemorrhoids by rubber banding File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $271.66 | $970.20 | $320.17–$1,018.71 | 72% |
| Morris Hospital Morris, IL · (815) 942-2932 Removal of external hemorrhoids by rubber banding File of Oct 27, 2026 · source file | $322.40 | $1,340.00 | $62.00–$1,380.20 | 76% |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Hemorrhoid Banding+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $336.30 | $1,770.00 | $428.34–$2,252.00 | 81% |
| MacNeal Hospital Berwyn, IL · (708) 783-9100 Hemorrhoidectomy Int by Rubber Band Ligation+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $336.30 | $1,770.00 | $163.47–$2,451.45 | 81% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 PF-HEMORRHOIDECTOMY SMP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $374.50 | $535.00 | $140.86–$475.18 | 30% |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Hemorrhoid Banding+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $407.10 | $1,770.00 | $628.35–$2,096.39 | 77% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Ligation of Hemorrhoid(S) File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $542.75 | $835.00 | $112.73–$455.91 | 35% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Ligation of Hemorrhoid(S) File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $542.75 | $835.00 | $112.73–$455.91 | 35% |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL · (847) 381-9600 LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $800.00 | $1,600.00 | $125.00–$1,927.51 | 50% |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 975-1600 LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $800.00 | $1,600.00 | $125.00–$1,913.40 | 50% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) File of Nov 6, 2026 · source file | $800.00 | $1,600.00 | $125.00–$1,913.40 | 50% |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge, IL · (847) 723-2210 LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $800.00 | $1,600.00 | $125.00–$1,913.40 | 50% |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8700 COLORECTAL RB LIGATION OF HEMORRHOIDS BCE File of Mar 17, 2025 · source file | $808.75 | $2,378.69 | $395.58–$5,099.00 | 66% |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $914.00 | $914.00 | — | — |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $914.00 | $914.00 | — | — |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $914.00 | $914.00 | — | — |
| Saint Francis Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 316-4000 HC HEMORRHOIDECTOMY INTERN RUBBER BAND LIGATIONS File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $991.00 | $13,712.00 | $213.72–$11,380.96 | 93% |
| Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet Joliet, IL · (815) 725-7133 Ligation of hemorrhoid(s) File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $991.00 | $7,634.00 | $209.81–$7,634.00 | 87% |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL · (630) 682-1600 HB Hemorrhoidectomy Internal Rubber Band Ligations File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,039.50 | $1,485.00 | $102.47–$1,485.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 HB Hemorrhoidectomy Internal Rubber Band Ligations File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,039.50 | $1,485.00 | $221.27–$1,485.00 | 30% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 HEMORRHOIDECTOMY SMP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,663.20 | $2,376.00 | $134.39–$1,900.80 | 30% |
| Jackson Park Hospital Foundation Chicago, IL · (773) 947-7500 HEMORRHOIDECTOMY File of Dec 26, 2025 · source file | $1,673.67 | $2,092.09 | — | 20% |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Hemorrhoidectomy, Internal, By Rubber Band Ligation-Pbb+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,952.00 | $2,952.00 | — | — |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso, IN · (219) 983-8300 LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,921.47 | $14,523.98 | $182.98–$12,200.14 | 73% |
| Franciscan Health Rensselaer Rensselaer, IN · (219) 866-5141 Hemorrhoidectomy Internal Rubber Band Ligations File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $4,124.23 | $11,520.19 | $1,109.47–$4,909.37 | 64% |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 926-2000 HB Hemorrhoidectomy Internal Rubber Band Ligations File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,569.05 | $7,955.79 | $213.64–$3,614.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL · (815) 756-1521 HB Hemorrhoidectomy Internal Rubber Band Ligations File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,569.05 | $7,955.79 | $661.36–$3,614.00 | 30% |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL · (708) 923-4000 HB Hemorrhoidectomy Internal Rubber Band Ligations File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $10,932.45 | $15,617.79 | $1,334.00–$1,481.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL · (815) 344-5000 HB Hemorrhoidectomy Internal Rubber Band Ligations File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $14,595.79 | $20,851.13 | $1,334.00–$1,481.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL · (847) 234-5600 HB Hemorrhoidectomy Internal Rubber Band Ligations File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $16,696.60 | $23,852.29 | $1,635.00–$3,975.00 | 30% |
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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 $271.66, median $914.00, highest $16,696.60 — a 61.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $804.38. 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 24 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 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.
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