Specialist consult, extended cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 10 hospitals list a cash price for specialist consultation, moderate complexity or 40+ minutes: from $59.43 to $572.60, with a median of $182.42. The lowest listed price is at Morris Hospital — $122.99 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $242.50 at 16 hospitals.
- The median here, $182.42, is 17% below the US median of $219.70.
- 1 of 10 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 7 cities for code 99244, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 31, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 19, 2026 and Oct 27, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Hospital lowest Morris, IL · (815) 942-2932 Office or other outpatient consultation with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more File of Oct 27, 2026 · source file | $59.43 | $247.00 | $5.00–$235.85 | 76% |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 OP Lactation Serv Fee Comp (60-Min) File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $100.13 | $527.00 | $158.63–$441.63 | 81% |
| MacNeal Hospital Berwyn, IL · (708) 783-9100 OP Lactation Serv Fee Comp (60-Min) File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $100.13 | $527.00 | $527.00 | 81% |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 OP Lactation Serv Fee Comp (60-Min) File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $121.21 | $527.00 | $527.00 | 77% |
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Office or other outpatient consultation with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $140.83 | $502.95 | $165.97–$528.10 | 72% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 PF-CONSULTATION LVL 4 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $224.00 | $320.00 | $5.00–$256.00 | 30% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 CONSULTATIONLVL4 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $238.70 | $341.00 | $75.00–$272.80 | 30% |
| The Methodist Hospitals Gary, IN · (219) 886-4000 HC O/P Consultation, New or Estab Pt, Level 4, (40+ Min)+1 more line at this price File of Aug 18, 2026 · source file | $242.20 | $346.00 | $0.01–$307.94 | 30% |
| Methodist Hospital-Southlake Merrillville, IN · (219) 886-4000 HC O/P Consultation, New or Estab Pt, Level 4, (40+ Min)+1 more line at this price File of Aug 18, 2026 · source file | $242.20 | $346.00 | $0.01–$307.94 | 30% |
| Shriners Childrens - Chicago Chicago, IL · (773) 622-5400 OFF/OP CNSLTJ NEW/EST MOD 40 File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $556.05 | $556.05 | $225.00–$344.25 | — |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL · (312) 227-4000 H OP OR ED PSYCH CONSULT MOD MDM 40 MIN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $572.60 | $818.00 | $71.40–$777.10 | 30% |
Outpatient: lowest $59.43, median $182.42, highest $572.60 — a 9.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $572.60. 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 9 of 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 4 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.
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