Sinus surgery, frontal cost in Illinois
In Illinois, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for endoscopic sinus surgery: opening the frontal sinus: from $632.80 to $68,476.67, with a median of $7,525.00. The lowest price is at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital (Chicago). The highest price is 108.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $7,525.00, is 4% above the US median of $7,212.66.
- Illinois ranks 12th of 25 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 14 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 31276. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$632.80John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital
Median$7,525.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$68,476.67in Illinois
Lowest saves$6,892.20vs the median
Hospitals in Illinois, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital lowest Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PF-SINUS ENDOSCOPY SURGICAL | $632.80 | $904.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Carle Eureka Hospital Eureka · Peoria, IL Nasal/Sinus Ndsc W/Rmvl Tiss From Frontal Sinus | $1,974.00 | $1,974.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| FHN Memorial Hospital Freeport · Freeport, IL Exploration of nasal sinus using an endoscope | $3,620.80 | $4,526.00 | Jan 22, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Nasal/Sinus Ndsc W/Rmvl Tiss From Frontal Sinus | $5,387.20 | $7,696.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Morrison Community Hospital Morrison · Sterling, IL END W/FRNT SIN EXPL W/TISS REM | $6,315.00 | $6,315.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Aurora · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN NSLSINS NDSC FRNT TISS RMVL | $7,525.00 | $8,618.66 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN NSLSINS NDSC FRNT TISS RMVL | $7,525.00 | $4,860.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet Joliet · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN NSLSINS NDSC FRNT TISS RMVL | $7,525.00 | $3,446.16 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Nasal/Sinus Ndsc W/Rmvl Tiss From Frontal Sinus | $41,053.62 | $58,648.03 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Nasal/Sinus Ndsc W/Rmvl Tiss From Frontal Sinus | $42,209.58 | $60,299.40 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Nasal/Sinus Ndsc W/Rmvl Tiss From Frontal Sinus | $54,574.92 | $77,964.17 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Nasal/Sinus Ndsc W/Rmvl Tiss From Frontal Sinus | $56,041.45 | $80,059.21 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Nasal/Sinus Ndsc W/Rmvl Tiss From Frontal Sinus | $57,047.87 | $81,496.96 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Nasal/Sinus Ndsc W/Rmvl Tiss From Frontal Sinus | $68,476.67 | $97,823.81 | 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 | 11 | $632.80 | $41,053.62 |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $3,620.80 | $3,620.80 |
| Peoria, IL | 1 | $1,974.00 | $1,974.00 |
| Sterling, IL | 1 | $6,315.00 | $6,315.00 |
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 sinus surgery, frontal is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Sinus surgery, frontal explained.
Endoscopic sinus surgery: opening the frontal sinus in other states
- Alabama$9,776.16
- Arizona$16,328.46
- Arkansas$2,703.58
- California$9,032.00
- Colorado$6,873.75, 2 hospitals
- Florida$12,410.67
- Georgia$6,698.00
- Hawaii$3,309.60, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$13,030.85
- Indiana$11,493.86
- Iowa$1,453.00, 3 hospitals
- Kansas$16,867.19, 3 hospitals
- Kentucky$6,317.66, 1 hospital
- Louisiana$6,068.28
- Maine$1,311.64, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$25,639.14
- Michigan$775.20
- Minnesota$6,485.20, 4 hospitals
- Mississippi$4,452.47
- Missouri$8,292.05
- Montana$1,442.82, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$3,824.64, 3 hospitals
- Nevada$5,948.18, 2 hospitals
- New Jersey$6,311.00
- New Mexico$5,526.36, 3 hospitals
- New York$8,191.77
- North Carolina$4,857.00
- North Dakota$4,564.63, 2 hospitals
- Ohio$22,791.28
- Oklahoma$7,516.10, 4 hospitals
- Oregon$6,856.80, 3 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$12,532.10
- Puerto Rico$500.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$7,896.00, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$13,379.63, 4 hospitals
- South Dakota$6,573.22, 2 hospitals
- Tennessee$9,582.68
- Texas$5,107.38
- Utah$7,765.23, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$7,281.15, 1 hospital
- Virginia$16,362.33
- Washington$3,318.61
- West Virginia$4,377.50
- Wisconsin$4,424.84
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.