Eye injection cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 28 hospitals list a cash price for eye injection into the vitreous (intravitreal injection): from $74.16 to $3,068.80, with a median of $680.00. The lowest listed price is at Loretto Hospital — $605.84 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $680.00 at 33 hospitals.
- The median here, $680.00, is 15% above the US median of $591.45.
- That is 2.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($337.46).
- 6 of 28 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 28 facilities across 20 cities for code 67028, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 10, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2025 and Nov 6, 2026.
Lowest$74.16Loretto Hospital
Median$680.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,068.80in this market
Difference41.4×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 $74.16Highest $3,068.80
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Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loretto Hospital lowest Chicago, IL · (773) 626-4300 INJECTION EYE DRUG File of Nov 5, 2026 · source file | $74.16 | $123.60 | $74.16–$123.60 | 40% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 PF-INTRAVITREAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $141.40 | $202.00 | $131.30–$814.74 | 30% |
| Humboldt Park Health one side Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Injection of drug into eye+1 more line at this price File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $173.46 | $619.50 | $280.01–$1,051.00 | 72% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Inject Intravitreal Pharmcologic File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $217.75 | $335.00 | $45.23–$182.91 | 35% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Inject Intravitreal Pharmcologic File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $217.75 | $335.00 | $45.23–$182.91 | 35% |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Intravitreal Inj of Pharm Agt File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $266.38 | $1,402.00 | $339.28–$1,023.46 | 81% |
| MacNeal Hospital Berwyn, IL · (708) 783-9100 Intravitreal Inj of Pharm Agt File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $266.38 | $1,402.00 | $266.38–$1,941.77 | 81% |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Intravitreal Inj of Pharm Agt File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $322.46 | $1,402.00 | $321.56–$508.27 | 77% |
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Injection of drug into eye File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $347.80 | $1,242.15 | $561.45–$1,304.26 | 72% |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 INJECT INTRAVITREAL PHARMCOLOGIC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $387.00 | $387.00 | — | — |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL INJECT INTRAVITREAL PHARMCOLOGIC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $387.00 | $387.00 | — | — |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 INJECT INTRAVITREAL PHARMCOLOGIC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $387.00 | $387.00 | — | — |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL · (312) 227-4000 H INTRAVITREAL NJX PHARMACOLOGIC AGT SPX File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $513.10 | $733.00 | $124.61–$696.35 | 30% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 INTRAVITREAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $590.80 | $844.00 | $102.07–$675.20 | 30% |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge, IL · (847) 723-2210 INJECT INTRAVITREAL MEDICATION File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $680.00 | $1,360.00 | $513.24–$4,270.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL · (847) 362-2900 INJECT INTRAVITREAL MEDICATION File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $680.00 | $1,360.00 | $517.03–$3,270.00 | 50% |
| Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL INJECT INTRAVITREAL MEDICATION File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $680.00 | $1,360.00 | $513.24–$4,270.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 975-1600 INJECT INTRAVITREAL MEDICATION File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $680.00 | $1,360.00 | $513.24–$4,270.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL INJECT INTRAVITREAL MEDICATION File of Nov 6, 2026 · source file | $680.00 | $1,360.00 | $513.24–$4,270.00 | 50% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Macugen Intravitreal Injection File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $939.25 | $1,445.00 | $195.08–$788.97 | 35% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Macugen Intravitreal Injection File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $939.25 | $1,445.00 | $195.08–$788.97 | 35% |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL HB MACUGEN,INTRAVITREAL INJECTION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,536.00 | $1,536.00 | — | — |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 HB MACUGEN,INTRAVITREAL INJECTION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,536.00 | $1,536.00 | — | — |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 HB MACUGEN,INTRAVITREAL INJECTION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,536.00 | $1,536.00 | — | — |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Intravitreal Injection Of Pharmacologic Agent+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,615.00 | $1,615.00 | — | — |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey, IL · (708) 333-2300 Hc Intravitreal Injection Of Pharmacologic Agent File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,057.00 | $2,057.00 | — | — |
| Uchicago Medicine Northwest Indiana Crown Point, IN · (312) 755-4706 HC INTRAVITREAL INJECTION OF PHARMACOLOGIC AGENT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,057.00 | $2,057.00 | — | — |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL · (708) 923-4000 HB Intravitreal Njx Pharmacologic Agt Spx File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,068.80 | $4,384.00 | $4,384.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL · (630) 682-1600 HB Intravitreal Njx Pharmacologic Agt Spx File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,068.80 | $4,384.00 | $2,200.77–$4,384.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL · (847) 234-5600 HB Intravitreal Njx Pharmacologic Agt Spx File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,068.80 | $4,384.00 | $4,384.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 926-2000 HB Intravitreal Njx Pharmacologic Agt Spx File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,068.80 | $4,384.00 | $4,384.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich, IL · (815) 786-8484 HB Intravitreal Njx Pharmacologic Agt Spx File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,068.80 | $4,384.00 | $2,200.77–$4,384.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL · (815) 344-5000 HB Intravitreal Njx Pharmacologic Agt Spx File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,068.80 | $4,384.00 | $846.11–$4,384.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 HB Intravitreal Njx Pharmacologic Agt Spx File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,068.80 | $4,384.00 | $4,384.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL · (815) 756-1521 HB Intravitreal Njx Pharmacologic Agt Spx File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,068.80 | $4,384.00 | $2,200.77–$4,384.00 | 30% |
| Advocate South Suburban Hospital both sides Hazel Crest, IL INJECT INTRAVITREAL MEDICATION BILATERAL File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $685.00 | $1,370.00 | $125.00–$1,334.38 | 50% |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
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 $74.16, median $680.00, highest $3,068.80 — a 41.4× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $685.00, median $685.00, highest $685.00.
The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a
price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single
published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $680.00. 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 20 of 22 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 6 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 eye injection is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Eye injection explained.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 67028 ($493.35). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| The Methodist Hospitals Gary, INInjection eye drug | $0.01 | file |
| Methodist Hospital-Southlake Merrillville, INInjection eye drug | $0.01 | file |
File Link to the hospital's own price file.