Eye injection cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 25 hospitals list a cash price for eye injection into the vitreous (intravitreal injection): from $217.75 to $3,068.80, with a median of $513.10. The lowest listed price is at NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital and 3 other hospitals — $295.35 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $450.00 at 29 hospitals.
Cash prices at 25 facilities across 20 cities for code 67028, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 4, 2025 and Aug 24, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital lowest Glenview, IL Inject Intravitreal Pharmcologic | $217.75 | $335.00 | $45.23–$182.91 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Highland Park Hospital lowest Highland Park, IL Inject Intravitreal Pharmcologic | $217.75 | $335.00 | $45.23–$182.91 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital lowest Skokie, IL Inject Intravitreal Pharmcologic | $217.75 | $335.00 | $45.23–$182.91 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Evanston Hospital lowest Evanson, IL · (847) 570-2000 Inject Intravitreal Pharmcologic | $217.75 | $335.00 | $45.23–$182.91 | 35% | — source file |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Intravitreal Inj of Pharm Agt | $266.38 | $1,402.00 | $339.28–$1,023.46 | 81% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Intravitreal Inj of Pharm Agt | $322.46 | $1,402.00 | $321.56–$508.27 | 77% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Injection of drug into eye | $347.80 | $1,242.15 | $1,242.15 | 72% | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
| Endeavor Health Clinical Operations Highland Park, IL INJECT INTRAVITREAL PHARMCOLOGIC | $387.00 | $387.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 INJECT INTRAVITREAL PHARMCOLOGIC | $387.00 | $387.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 INJECT INTRAVITREAL PHARMCOLOGIC | $387.00 | $387.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL INJECT INTRAVITREAL MEDICATION | $450.00 | $900.00 | $354.60–$6,291.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge, IL · (847) 723-2210 INJECT INTRAVITREAL MEDICATION | $450.00 | $900.00 | $354.60–$6,291.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL · (312) 227-4000 H INTRAVITREAL NJX PHARMACOLOGIC AGT SPX | $513.10 | $733.00 | $124.61–$14,756.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL INJECT INTRAVITREAL MEDICATION | $655.00 | $1,310.00 | $501.35–$6,291.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL Macugen Intravitreal Injection | $939.25 | $1,445.00 | $195.08–$788.97 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Macugen Intravitreal Injection | $939.25 | $1,445.00 | $195.08–$788.97 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Evanston Hospital Evanson, IL · (847) 570-2000 Macugen Intravitreal Injection | $939.25 | $1,445.00 | $195.08–$788.97 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Macugen Intravitreal Injection | $939.25 | $1,445.00 | $195.08–$788.97 | 35% | — source file |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 HB MACUGEN,INTRAVITREAL INJECTION | $1,536.00 | $1,536.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 HB MACUGEN,INTRAVITREAL INJECTION | $1,536.00 | $1,536.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Endeavor Health Clinical Operations Highland Park, IL HB MACUGEN,INTRAVITREAL INJECTION | $1,536.00 | $1,536.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Intravitreal Injection Of Pharmacologic Agent-Pbb | $1,615.00 | $1,615.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Intravitreal Injection Of Pharmacologic Agent | $1,615.00 | $1,615.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine Northwest Indiana Crown Point, IN · (312) 755-4706 HC INTRAVITREAL INJECTION OF PHARMACOLOGIC AGENT | $2,057.00 | $2,057.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey, IL · (708) 333-2300 Hc Intravitreal Injection Of Pharmacologic Agent | $2,057.00 | $2,057.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich, IL · (815) 786-8484 HB Intravitreal Njx Pharmacologic Agt Spx | $3,068.80 | $4,384.00 | $2,200.77–$4,384.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL · (847) 234-5600 HB Intravitreal Njx Pharmacologic Agt Spx | $3,068.80 | $4,384.00 | $4,384.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL · (815) 756-1521 HB Intravitreal Njx Pharmacologic Agt Spx | $3,068.80 | $4,384.00 | $2,200.77–$4,384.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL · (708) 923-4000 HB Intravitreal Njx Pharmacologic Agt Spx | $3,068.80 | $4,384.00 | $4,384.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 HB Intravitreal Njx Pharmacologic Agt Spx | $3,068.80 | $4,384.00 | $4,384.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL · (815) 344-5000 HB Intravitreal Njx Pharmacologic Agt Spx | $3,068.80 | $4,384.00 | $846.11–$4,384.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL · (630) 682-1600 HB Intravitreal Njx Pharmacologic Agt Spx | $3,068.80 | $4,384.00 | $2,200.77–$4,384.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital Wheaton, IL HB Intravitreal Njx Pharmacologic Agt Spx | $3,068.80 | $4,384.00 | $2,639.17–$2,941.66 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Pr Intravitreal Njx Pharmacologic Agt Spx-Pbb | $3,868.00 | $3,868.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Advocate South Suburban Hospital both sides Hazel Crest, IL INJECT INTRAVITREAL MEDICATION BILATERAL | $660.00 | $1,320.00 | $84.00–$1,285.68 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $217.75, median $513.10, highest $3,068.80 — a 14.1× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $660.00, median $660.00, highest $660.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $418.50. 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 14 of 19 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 5 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 injecting medicine into the eye, for macular degeneration and diabetic eye disease.
What the price covers
The price is for the injection. The drug is billed separately and often costs far more.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 67028 ($589.00). 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, INInjection eye drug | $0.01 | file |
| The Methodist Hospitals Merrillville, INInjection eye drug | $0.01 | file |