Cataract surgery cost in Illinois
In Illinois, 18 hospitals publish a cash price for cataract surgery with lens implant: from $655.03 to $18,066.53, with a median of $5,765.89. The lowest price is at Humboldt Park Health (Chicago). The highest price is 27.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $5,765.89, is 49% above the US median of $3,876.10.
- Illinois ranks 31st of 36 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 18 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 66984. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$655.03Humboldt Park Health
Median$5,765.89half of hospitals charge less
Highest$18,066.53in Illinois
Lowest saves$5,110.86vs 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 cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | $655.03 | $2,339.40 | Sep 29, 2026 source file |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PF-CATARACT SURG W/IOL 1 STAGE | $855.40 | $1,222.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Loretto Hospital one side Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PF CATARACT REMOVAL LT | $879.59 | $1,465.98 | Oct 26, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Aurora · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Xcapsl ctrc rmvl w/o ecp | $2,460.00 | $12,955.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet Joliet · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Xcapsl ctrc rmvl w/o ecp | $2,460.00 | $8,639.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Carle Eureka Hospital Eureka · Peoria, IL Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl Insj Io Lens Prosth W/O Ecp | $2,734.00 | $2,734.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| FHN Memorial Hospital Freeport · Freeport, IL Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | $3,888.80 | $4,861.00 | Jan 22, 2026 source file |
| Pinckneyville Community Hospital Pinckneyville · Pinckneyville, IL Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | $4,427.00 | $4,427.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Park Hospital Foundation Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CATARACT REMOVAL INSERTION OF LENS | $5,059.27 | $6,324.09 | Dec 26, 2025 source file |
| Morrison Community Hospital Morrison · Sterling, IL SIMP CATRCT REMOVAL | $6,472.50 | $6,472.50 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Fairfield Memorial Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IL EXTRACAPSULAR CATARA | $6,573.60 | $8,217.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Extracapsular Catarct Removal W/O Ecp | $10,710.69 | $15,300.99 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Extracapsular Catarct Removal W/O Ecp | $10,852.99 | $15,504.27 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Extracapsular Catarct Removal W/O Ecp | $10,852.99 | $15,504.27 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Extracapsular Catarct Removal W/O Ecp | $11,188.68 | $15,983.83 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Extracapsular Catarct Removal W/O Ecp | $13,659.83 | $19,514.04 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Extracapsular Catarct Removal W/O Ecp | $14,202.99 | $20,289.99 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Extracapsular Catarct Removal W/O Ecp | $18,066.53 | $25,809.33 | 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 | 13 | $655.03 | $10,710.69 |
| Fairfield, IL | 1 | $6,573.60 | $6,573.60 |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $3,888.80 | $3,888.80 |
| Pinckneyville, IL | 1 | $4,427.00 | $4,427.00 |
| Peoria, IL | 1 | $2,734.00 | $2,734.00 |
| Sterling, IL | 1 | $6,472.50 | $6,472.50 |
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 cataract surgery is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Cataract surgery explained.
Cataract surgery with lens implant in other states
- Alabama$2,377.70
- Alaska$5,374.00, 1 hospital
- Arizona$2,362.30
- Arkansas$2,385.65
- California$5,044.00
- Colorado$5,804.80
- Connecticut$6,898.50, 3 hospitals
- Delaware$2,812.63, 2 hospitals
- Florida$4,592.37
- Georgia$10,558.00
- Hawaii$4,096.40, 4 hospitals
- Idaho$4,309.38
- Indiana$5,261.29
- Iowa$4,570.40
- Kansas$2,831.10
- Kentucky$4,459.21
- Louisiana$2,141.91
- Maine$1,778.70, 3 hospitals
- Massachusetts$9,170.17
- Michigan$2,786.53
- Minnesota$3,244.01
- Mississippi$3,215.10
- Missouri$4,458.95
- Montana$1,824.71
- Nebraska$3,621.00
- New Hampshire$1,347.34, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$3,043.33
- New Mexico$2,717.00, 1 hospital
- New York$2,698.92
- North Carolina$3,380.05
- North Dakota$3,496.52
- Ohio$7,459.54
- Oklahoma$3,433.23
- Oregon$5,314.97
- Pennsylvania$3,698.84
- Puerto Rico$937.50, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$2,565.00
- South Dakota$4,389.08, 4 hospitals
- Tennessee$2,985.73
- Texas$4,003.33
- Utah$3,153.97, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$3,650.00, 3 hospitals
- Virginia$6,522.66
- Washington$3,637.30
- West Virginia$2,755.00
- Wisconsin$4,048.18
- Wyoming$2,310.21, 3 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.