Newborn circumcision cost in Chicago, IL — inpatient
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 9 hospitals list a cash price for circumcision with a clamp or device and a numbing nerve block, usually newborns as an inpatient: from $120.00 to $9,023.00, with a median of $3,127.45. The lowest listed price is at Advocate Trinity Hospital and 2 other hospitals — $3,007.45 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $2,156.70 at 32 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 7 cities for code 54150, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 17, 2025 and Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advocate Trinity Hospital lowest Chicago, IL · (773) 967-5002 OP CIRCUMCISION | $120.00 | $240.00 | $104.88–$192.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital lowest Downers Grove, IL · (630) 275-5900 OP CIRCUMCISION | $120.00 | $240.00 | $104.88–$192.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital lowest Barrington, IL · (847) 381-9600 OP CIRCUMCISION | $120.00 | $240.00 | $104.88–$192.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL · (312) 227-4000 H CIRCUMCISION W/CLAMP/OTH DEV W/BLOCK | $2,781.80 | $3,974.00 | $900.00–$3,775.30 | 30% | — source file |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park, IL · (708) 383-6200 Circumcision | $3,127.45 | $9,198.37 | $5,978.94 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst, IL · (331) 221-1000 HC CIRCUMCISION NEWBORN | $3,225.00 | $3,225.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Edward Hospital Naperville, IL · (630) 527-3000 HC CIRCUMCISION NEWBORN | $3,225.00 | $3,225.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Edward Hospital Naperville, IL · (630) 527-3000 HC CIRCUMCISION USING CLAMP OR OTHER DEVICE | $3,225.00 | $3,225.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Circumcision, Using Clamp Or Other Device With Regional Dorsal Penile Or Ring Block | $8,785.00 | $8,785.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey, IL · (708) 333-2300 Hc Ing Circumcision, Using Clamp Or Other Device With Regional Dorsalk | $9,023.00 | $9,023.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey, IL · (708) 333-2300 Hc Circumcision, Using Clamp Or Other Device With Regional Dorsal Penile Or Ring Block | $9,023.00 | $9,023.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $120.00, median $3,127.45, highest $9,023.00 — a 75.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 24 facilities here, median $2,351.29 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 5 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 it is
This is circumcision done with a clamp or similar device after numbing the penis with a local nerve block. It is most often done in newborn boys, usually before they leave the hospital.
What the price covers
In a hospital, the listed price for this code may be the physician's fee or a facility charge, separate from the newborn's stay. Newborn room charges and the birth itself are billed separately.