Vasectomy cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 6 hospitals list a cash price for vasectomy, one or both sides, including follow-up semen testing: from $365.74 to $4,901.20, with a median of $1,224.60. The lowest listed price is at Humboldt Park Health — $858.86 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $1,710.17 at 18 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,224.60, is 42% below the US median of $2,104.00.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 10 cities for code 55250, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt Park Health lowest Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Removal of sperm duct File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $365.74 | $1,306.20 | $431.05–$1,371.51 | 72% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 PF-REMOVAL OF SPERM DUCT(S) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $415.80 | $594.00 | $255.59–$497.98 | 30% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Removal of Sperm Duct(S) File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $1,224.60 | $1,884.00 | $254.34–$1,028.66 | 35% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Removal of Sperm Duct(S) File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $1,224.60 | $1,884.00 | $254.34–$1,028.66 | 35% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 VASECT SEMEN EXAM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,738.00 | $5,340.00 | $232.00–$4,272.00 | 30% |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 975-1600 VASECTOMY File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $3,960.00 | $7,920.00 | $125.00–$6,700.32 | 50% |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso, IN · (219) 983-8300 REMOVAL OF SPERM DUCT(S) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,901.20 | $18,152.60 | $204.02–$15,248.18 | 73% |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital both sides Chicago, IL · (312) 926-2000 HB Vasectomy Uni/Bi Spx W/Postop Semen Exams File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,744.00 | $3,920.00 | $917.28–$4,082.65 | 30% |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center both sides Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Vasectomy, Unilateral Or Bilateral, Postop Semen Examination+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $8,408.00 | $8,408.00 | — | — |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital both sides Lake Forest, IL · (847) 234-5600 Vasectomy Uni/Bi Spx W/Postop Semen Exams File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9,024.90 | $12,892.71 | $3,577.00–$3,975.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital both sides DeKalb, IL · (815) 756-1521 Vasectomy Uni/Bi Spx W/Postop Semen Exams File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9,629.12 | $13,755.89 | — | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital both sides Sandwich, IL · (815) 786-8484 Vasectomy Uni/Bi Spx W/Postop Semen Exams File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9,910.35 | $14,157.64 | — | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital both sides Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 Vasectomy Uni/Bi Spx W/Postop Semen Exams File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $13,405.68 | $19,150.97 | $3,577.00–$3,975.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital both sides McHenry, IL · (815) 344-5000 Vasectomy Uni/Bi Spx W/Postop Semen Exams File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15,256.09 | $21,794.41 | $3,577.00–$9,102.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital both sides Chicago, IL · (312) 926-2000 Vasectomy Uni/Bi Spx W/Postop Semen Exams File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15,443.07 | $22,061.53 | $2,013.00–$3,750.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital both sides Winfield, IL · (630) 682-1600 Vasectomy Uni/Bi Spx W/Postop Semen Exams File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15,443.07 | $22,061.53 | — | 30% |
Outpatient: lowest $365.74, median $1,224.60, highest $4,901.20 — a 13.4× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $2,744.00, median $9,769.74, highest $15,443.07 — a 5.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $1,224.60. 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 4 of 6 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 vasectomy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Vasectomy explained.