Visual field test cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 9 hospitals list a cash price for visual field test, extended: from $44.27 to $203.70, with a median of $67.91. The lowest listed price is at MacNeal Hospital and 1 other hospital — $23.64 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $146.00 at 13 hospitals.
- The median here, $67.91, is 59% below the US median of $164.07.
- That is 0.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($135.93).
- 3 of 9 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 9 cities for code 92083, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 26, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2025 and Sep 29, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacNeal Hospital lowest Berwyn, IL · (708) 783-9100 Visual Field Hvf or 3 Isop File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $44.27 | $233.00 | $44.27–$322.71 | 81% |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital lowest Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Visual Field Hvf or 3 Isop File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $44.27 | $233.00 | $70.13–$170.09 | 81% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 PF-VISUAL FIELD EXAM EXTEND File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $47.60 | $68.00 | $28.81–$109.39 | 30% |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Visual Field Hvf or 3 Isop File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $53.59 | $233.00 | $80.85–$245.58 | 77% |
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Exam of visual field with extended testing File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $67.91 | $242.55 | $80.04–$254.68 | 72% |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL VISUAL FIELD EXAM,EXTENDED File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $146.00 | $146.00 | — | — |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 VISUAL FIELD EXAM,EXTENDED File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $146.00 | $146.00 | — | — |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 VISUAL FIELD EXAM,EXTENDED File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $146.00 | $146.00 | — | — |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL · (312) 227-4000 H VISUAL FIELD EXAMINATION(S) File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $203.70 | $291.00 | $49.47–$936.00 | 30% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 VISUAL FIELD EXAM EXTEND File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $238.00 | $340.00 | $48.46–$272.00 | 30% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital both sides Glenview, IL Visual Field Exam Uni/Bi Extende File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $89.70 | $138.00 | $18.63–$75.35 | 35% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital both sides Skokie, IL Visual Field Exam Uni/Bi Extende File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $89.70 | $138.00 | $18.63–$75.35 | 35% |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital both sides Harvey, IL · (708) 333-2300 Hc Visual Field Exam, Unilteral Or Bilateral, With Interpretation And Report; Extended Exam File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $425.00 | $425.00 | — | — |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center both sides Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Visual Field Exam, Unilteral Or Bilateral, With Interpretation And Report; Extended Exam-Pbb File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $523.00 | $523.00 | — | — |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center both sides Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Visual Field Exam, Unilteral Or Bilateral, With Interpretation And Report; Extended Exam File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $693.00 | $693.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $44.27, median $67.91, highest $203.70 — a 4.6× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $89.70, median $257.35, highest $523.00 — a 5.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $146.00. 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 6 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 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.
What visual field test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Visual field test explained.