Breast lump removal cost in Illinois
In Illinois, 26 hospitals publish a cash price for removal of a breast lump, open surgery: from $499.80 to $11,340.00, with a median of $2,876.10. The lowest price is at Humboldt Park Health (Chicago). The highest price is 22.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,876.10, is 31% below the US median of $4,185.70.
- Illinois ranks 15th of 44 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 26 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Illinois law (Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act, 210 ILCS 89): an uninsured Illinois resident with family income up to 600% of the federal poverty level (300% at rural and critical access hospitals) can apply for a discount that brings the bill down to about 135% of the hospital's cost; up to 200% (125% at rural hospitals) medically necessary care is free. A hospital may collect no more than 25% of family income in 12 months. Ask the billing office for the application. Other states' laws.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 19120. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$499.80Humboldt Park Health
Median$2,876.10half of hospitals charge less
Highest$11,340.00in Illinois
Lowest saves$2,376.30vs the median
Hospitals in Illinois, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt Park Health lowest Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Removal of growth and tissue of breast, duct, or nipple | $499.80 | $1,785.00 | Sep 29, 2026 source file |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Exc Aberr Breast Tiss Open 1 or More Les | $716.49 | $3,771.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MacNeal Hospital Berwyn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Exc Aberr Breast Tiss Open 1 or More Les | $716.49 | $3,771.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PF-EXC BREAST CYST/FIBRO/T | $827.40 | $1,182.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Exc Aberr Breast Tiss Open 1 or More Les | $867.33 | $3,771.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| FHN Memorial Hospital Freeport · Freeport, IL Removal of growth and tissue of breast, duct, or nipple | $1,347.20 | $1,684.00 | Jan 22, 2026 source file |
| Midwest Medical Center Galena · Galena, IL EXCISION OF CYST FIBROADENOMA OR OTHER | $1,533.62 | $1,685.30 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $1,747.02 | $5,294.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Gibson Area Hospital Gibson City · Champaign-Urbana, IL REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $1,756.00 | $1,756.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Hammond Henry Dist Hospital Geneseo · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Removal of growth and tissue of breast, duct, or nipple | $1,971.00 | $2,190.00 | Jan 22, 2026 source file |
| Community First Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Removal of growth and tissue of breast, duct, or nipple | $2,379.63 | $4,759.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Medical Center one side Kankakee · Kankakee, IL REMOVAL OF GROWTH AND TISSUE OF BREAST; DUCT; OR NIPPLE | $2,415.77 | $9,075.00 | Mar 15, 2026 source file |
| Carle Eureka Hospital Eureka · Peoria, IL Exc Cyst/Aberrant Breast Tissue Open 1/> Lesion | $2,602.00 | $2,602.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Rockford Memorial Hospital Rockford · Rockford, IL HC PBB EXC CYST | $3,150.19 | $4,200.25 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Touchette Regional Hospital Cahokia Heights · St. Louis, MO-IL Excision of cyst, fibroadenoma, or other benign or malignant tumor, aberrant breast tissue, duct lesion, nipple or areolar lesion (except 19300), open, male or female, 1 or more lesions | $4,008.92 | $6,466.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Aurora · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Removal of breast lesion | $4,175.00 | $14,862.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Removal of breast lesion | $4,175.00 | $12,635.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet Joliet · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Removal of breast lesion | $4,175.00 | $8,604.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN EXC CYST/ABERRANT BRST TISS | $4,440.00 | $8,880.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN EXC CYST/ABERRANT BRST TISS | $4,440.00 | $8,880.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN EXC CYST/ABERRANT BRST TISS | $4,440.00 | $8,880.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Removal of Breast Lesion | $4,458.30 | $6,369.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Park Hospital Foundation Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN REMOVAL BREAST LESION | $4,970.01 | $6,212.51 | Dec 26, 2025 source file |
| Morrison Community Hospital Morrison · Sterling, IL EXC CYST/ABRNT BRST TISS 1+LES | $5,062.25 | $5,062.25 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Fairfield Memorial Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IL REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $7,380.80 | $9,226.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Removal Of Breast Lesion 1+-Pbb | $11,340.00 | $11,340.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
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
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 16 | $499.80 | $4,175.00 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 1 | $1,756.00 | $1,756.00 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 1 | $1,971.00 | $1,971.00 |
| Fairfield, IL | 1 | $7,380.80 | $7,380.80 |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $1,347.20 | $1,347.20 |
| Galena, IL | 1 | $1,533.62 | $1,533.62 |
| Kankakee, IL | 1 | $2,415.77 | $2,415.77 |
| Peoria, IL | 1 | $2,602.00 | $2,602.00 |
| Rockford, IL | 1 | $3,150.19 | $3,150.19 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 1 | $4,008.92 | $4,008.92 |
| Sterling, IL | 1 | $5,062.25 | $5,062.25 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
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Removal of a breast lump, open surgery in other states
- Alabama$4,000.00
- Alaska$5,701.80
- Arizona$5,240.74
- Arkansas$3,066.60
- California$5,011.00
- Colorado$5,598.88
- Connecticut$11,335.42, 3 hospitals
- Delaware$6,876.24
- District of Columbia$5,467.61, 2 hospitals
- Florida$4,023.39
- Georgia$6,653.00
- Hawaii$9,472.40
- Idaho$3,946.38
- Indiana$5,041.40
- Iowa$1,784.38
- Kansas$2,383.68
- Kentucky$3,938.86
- Louisiana$1,413.48
- Maine$1,421.70
- Maryland$1,153.19, 3 hospitals
- Massachusetts$6,576.62
- Michigan$5,383.86
- Minnesota$2,005.81
- Mississippi$1,804.25
- Missouri$2,462.91
- Montana$1,118.40
- Nebraska$1,189.60
- Nevada$4,258.00
- New Hampshire$1,690.34, 3 hospitals
- New Jersey$5,109.67
- New Mexico$3,222.51
- New York$4,531.42
- North Carolina$4,824.00
- North Dakota$1,781.31
- Ohio$4,451.40
- Oklahoma$1,615.82
- Oregon$1,604.25
- Pennsylvania$9,042.48
- Puerto Rico$1,450.00, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$2,525.96, 4 hospitals
- South Carolina$11,357.80
- South Dakota$4,396.80
- Tennessee$4,150.42
- Texas$4,920.97
- Utah$6,108.69, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$2,820.50
- Virginia$5,849.28
- Washington$4,877.28
- West Virginia$4,308.00
- Wisconsin$2,001.28
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.