Leg cast cost in Illinois
In Illinois, 75 hospitals publish a cash price for short leg cast (below the knee): from $64.89 to $1,252.80, with a median of $354.00. The lowest price is at Loretto Hospital (Chicago). The highest price is 19.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $354.00, is 6% above the US median of $332.84.
- That is 1.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($285.75).
- Illinois ranks 31st of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 18 of 75 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 29405. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$64.89Loretto Hospital
Median$354.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,252.80in Illinois
Lowest saves$289.11vs the median
Hospitals in Illinois, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loretto Hospital lowest Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $64.89 | $108.15 | Nov 5, 2026 source file |
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Application of short leg cast | $80.85 | $288.75 | Sep 29, 2026 source file |
| Morris Hospital one side Morris · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Application of short leg cast | $88.54 | $368.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PF-APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $108.50 | $155.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pana Community Hospital Pana · Taylorville, IL 29405 Application of short leg cast (below knee to toes) | $143.00 | $143.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $143.75 | $575.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $143.75 | $575.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hinsdale · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $143.75 | $575.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange La Grange · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $143.75 | $575.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hamilton Memorial Hospital McLeansboror · McLeansboror, IL HC APPLIC CAST SHORT LEG | $150.26 | $166.95 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Apply Short Leg Cast | $165.10 | $254.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Apply Short Leg Cast | $165.10 | $254.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| Morrison Community Hospital Morrison · Sterling, IL CAST APPL - SHORT LEG | $170.75 | $170.75 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Medical Center Kankakee · Kankakee, IL APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $177.29 | $666.00 | Mar 15, 2026 source file |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital one side Melrose Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Cast Application Short Leg Lt | $193.61 | $1,019.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MacNeal Hospital one side Berwyn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Cast Application Short Leg Lt | $193.61 | $1,019.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Jersey Community Hospital Jerseyville · St. Louis, MO-IL 29405 Application of short leg cast (below knee to toes); | $195.00 | $195.00 | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Illini Community Hospital Pittsfield · Pittsfield, IL HC APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $197.10 | $328.49 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ED Orthopedic Cast Application Foot/Ankle BCE | $197.17 | $579.92 | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ED Orthopedic Cast Application -> Foot/Ankle | $200.60 | $590.00 | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Touchette Regional Hospital Cahokia Heights · St. Louis, MO-IL Application of short leg cast (below knee to toes) | $207.08 | $334.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS SHORT LEG CAST APPLICATION | $212.40 | $354.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS SHORT LEG CAST APPLICATION | $212.40 | $354.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Rockford Memorial Hospital Rockford · Rockford, IL HC PBB APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $225.03 | $300.04 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Roseland Community Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Application of short leg cast | $225.69 | $640.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center one side Maywood · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Cast Application Short Leg Lt | $234.37 | $1,019.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sarah D Culbertson Memorial Hospital Rushville · Rushville, IL Application of short leg cast | $248.40 | $276.00 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $253.44 | $768.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Midwest Medical Center Galena · Galena, IL 18029405 APPLY SHORT LEG CAST ED Charge | $267.27 | $293.70 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $269.00 | $269.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $269.00 | $269.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $269.00 | $269.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MC Donough District Hospital Macomb · Macomb, IL APPLY SHORT LEG CAST ED | $276.60 | $461.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville · St. Louis, MO-IL HC APPL CAST SHORT LEG | $286.56 | $398.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland · St. Louis, MO-IL HC APPL CAST SHORT LEG | $286.56 | $398.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Anderson Hospital Maryville · St. Louis, MO-IL PT PEDS APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $311.05 | $622.10 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Rochelle Community Hospital Rochelle · Rochelle, IL Application of short leg cast | $350.00 | $350.00 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Mason District Hospital Havana · Havana, IL ER DR SHORT LEG CAST | $354.00 | $442.50 | May 8, 2026 source file |
| Thomas H Boyd Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, IL Application of short leg cast | $355.20 | $444.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Chicago one side Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN APPLICATION OF SHORT LEG CAST | $357.70 | $357.70 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| FHN Memorial Hospital Freeport · Freeport, IL Application of short leg cast | $367.20 | $459.00 | Jan 22, 2026 source file |
| Community First Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Application of short leg cast | $394.88 | $789.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Rock Island Rock Island · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC APPLY SH LEG CAST | $399.82 | $499.77 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Carle Eureka Hospital Eureka · Peoria, IL Application Short Leg Cast Below Knee-Toe | $402.00 | $402.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Gibson Area Hospital Gibson City · Champaign-Urbana, IL APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $434.00 | $434.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Application, Cast; Below Knees to Toes-Short Leg | $434.70 | $621.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Application, Cast; Below Knees to Toes-Short Leg | $434.70 | $621.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Application, Cast; Below Knees to Toes-Short Leg | $434.70 | $621.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CAST SHORT LEG | $437.50 | $875.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CAST SHORT LEG | $437.50 | $875.00 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CAST SHORT LEG | $437.50 | $875.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CAST SHORT LEG | $437.50 | $875.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CAST SHORT LEG | $437.50 | $875.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CAST SHORT LEG | $437.50 | $875.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CAST SHORT LEG | $437.50 | $875.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CAST SHORT LEG | $437.50 | $875.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CAST SHORT LEG | $437.50 | $875.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Litchfield · Litchfield, IL HC APPL CAST SHORT LEG | $498.96 | $693.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Edward Hospital Naperville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST | $524.00 | $524.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST | $524.00 | $524.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hb Application Of Short Leg Cast (Below Knee To Toes) | $524.00 | $524.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Anthonys Memorial Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Mattoon · Charleston-Mattoon, IL HC APPL CAST SHORT LEG | $537.84 | $747.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Hshs Good Shepherd Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, IL HC APPL CAST SHORT LEG | $573.84 | $797.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Park Hospital Foundation Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $632.72 | $790.90 | Dec 26, 2025 source file |
| St Marys Hospital Decatur of Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis one side Decatur · Decatur, IL HC APPLY SHORT LEG CAST-LT | $639.36 | $888.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| County of Clay Flora · Flora, IL HC ED APPLIC CAST SHORT LEG | $684.00 | $684.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Application Of Short Leg Cast (Below Knee To Toes) | $727.00 | $727.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN H APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST BELOW KNEE-TOE | $731.50 | $1,045.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Springfield · Springfield, IL HC APPL CAST SHORT LEG | $738.72 | $1,026.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese · St. Louis, MO-IL HC APPL CAST SHORT LEG | $749.52 | $1,041.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Carle BroMenn Medical Center Normal · Bloomington, IL Apply Short Leg Cast | $835.00 | $835.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Application, Cast; Below Knees to Toes-Short Leg | $879.20 | $1,256.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Application Of Short Leg Cast (Below Knee To Toes)-Pbb | $1,150.00 | $1,150.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Carle Foundation Hospital Urbana · Champaign-Urbana, IL Apply Short Leg Cast | $1,197.00 | $1,197.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis one side O'Fallon · St. Louis, MO-IL HC APPLY SHORT LEG CAST-LT | $1,252.80 | $1,740.00 | Mar 24, 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.
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
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 | 42 | $64.89 | $376.29 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 7 | $195.00 | $286.56 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $212.40 | $212.40 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 2 | $434.00 | $815.50 |
| Bloomington, IL | 1 | $835.00 | $835.00 |
| Carrollton, IL | 1 | $355.20 | $355.20 |
| Charleston-Mattoon, IL | 1 | $537.84 | $537.84 |
| Decatur, IL | 1 | $639.36 | $639.36 |
| Flora, IL | 1 | $684.00 | $684.00 |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $367.20 | $367.20 |
| Galena, IL | 1 | $267.27 | $267.27 |
| Havana, IL | 1 | $354.00 | $354.00 |
| Kankakee, IL | 1 | $177.29 | $177.29 |
| Litchfield, IL | 1 | $498.96 | $498.96 |
| McLeansboror, IL | 1 | $150.26 | $150.26 |
| Macomb, IL | 1 | $276.60 | $276.60 |
| Pittsfield, IL | 1 | $197.10 | $197.10 |
| Peoria, IL | 1 | $402.00 | $402.00 |
| Rushville, IL | 1 | $248.40 | $248.40 |
| Rochelle, IL | 1 | $350.00 | $350.00 |
| Rockford, IL | 1 | $225.03 | $225.03 |
| Shelbyville, IL | 1 | $573.84 | $573.84 |
| Springfield, IL | 1 | $738.72 | $738.72 |
| Sterling, IL | 1 | $170.75 | $170.75 |
| Taylorville, IL | 1 | $143.00 | $143.00 |
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
What leg cast is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Leg cast explained.
Short leg cast (below the knee) in other states
- Alabama$249.00
- Alaska$432.12
- Arizona$343.22
- Arkansas$167.00
- California$499.20
- Colorado$347.49
- Connecticut$658.80
- Delaware$484.68
- District of Columbia$559.42, 3 hospitals
- Florida$590.80
- Georgia$316.80
- Hawaii$780.50
- Idaho$237.30
- Indiana$378.60
- Iowa$236.00
- Kansas$263.00
- Kentucky$191.87
- Louisiana$209.20
- Maine$175.50
- Maryland$175.60, 4 hospitals
- Massachusetts$620.70
- Michigan$273.00
- Minnesota$297.95
- Mississippi$183.25
- Missouri$283.60
- Montana$224.46
- Nebraska$202.08
- Nevada$306.00
- New Hampshire$239.83
- New Jersey$654.00
- New Mexico$213.90
- New York$491.00
- North Carolina$379.80
- North Dakota$352.80
- Ohio$380.91
- Oklahoma$174.73
- Oregon$291.20
- Pennsylvania$520.80
- Puerto Rico$150.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$405.00
- South Carolina$418.98
- South Dakota$311.75
- Tennessee$150.87
- Texas$339.15
- Utah$429.53, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$361.79
- Virginia$318.00
- Washington$347.40
- West Virginia$318.50
- Wisconsin$235.00
- Wyoming$464.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.