Eye exam, new patient cost in Illinois
In Illinois, 19 hospitals publish a cash price for comprehensive eye exam by an eye doctor, new patient: from $46.74 to $620.00, with a median of $132.00. The lowest price is at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital (Melrose Park) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 13.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $132.00, is 30% below the US median of $188.51.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($136.02).
- Illinois ranks 8th of 22 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 19 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 92004. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$46.74Gottlieb Memorial Hospital + 1 more
Median$132.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$620.00in Illinois
Lowest saves$85.26vs the median
Hospitals in Illinois, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital lowest Melrose Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Ophthal Exam Comp New Pt W Gross Vis Fld | $46.74 | $246.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MacNeal Hospital lowest Berwyn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Ophthal Exam Comp New Pt W Gross Vis Fld | $46.74 | $246.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Ophthal Exam Comp New Pt W Gross Vis Fld | $56.58 | $246.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Ophthalmological New/Pt Comprehensive | $81.25 | $125.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Ophthalmological New/Pt Comprehensive | $81.25 | $125.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| Loretto Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN COMPRE OPH EXAM NEW PT 1/> | $98.56 | $164.27 | Nov 5, 2026 source file |
| Rockford Memorial Hospital Rockford · Rockford, IL HC PBB EYE EXAM, NEW PATIENT | $107.12 | $142.82 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN OPHTHALMOLOGICAL, NEW/PT, COMPREHENSIVE | $132.00 | $132.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN OPHTHALMOLOGICAL, NEW/PT, COMPREHENSIVE | $132.00 | $132.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN OPHTHALMOLOGICAL, NEW/PT, COMPREHENSIVE | $132.00 | $132.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PF-EYE EXAM NEW COMPREHEN | $140.70 | $201.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN New patient complete exam of visual system | $143.18 | $511.35 | Sep 29, 2026 source file |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN H OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST | $175.00 | $250.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| FHN Memorial Hospital Freeport · Freeport, IL New patient complete exam of visual system | $180.80 | $226.00 | Jan 22, 2026 source file |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Ophth Srvcs; Med Exm & Eval W/ Inititatn Of Diag & Tx Prog; Comprhnsve, New Pt, 1 Or More Visits | $297.00 | $297.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Ophth Srvcs; Med Exm & Eval W/ Inititatn Of Diag & Tx Prog; Comprhnsve, New Pt, 1 Or More Visits- | $306.00 | $306.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Carle BroMenn Medical Center Normal · Bloomington, IL Opth Svcs Comprehensive New Pt | $423.00 | $423.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Carle Eureka Hospital Eureka · Peoria, IL Opth Svcs Comprehensive New Pt | $423.00 | $423.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| The Carle Foundation Hospital Urbana · Champaign-Urbana, IL Opth Svcs Comprehensive New Pt | $620.00 | $620.00 | Apr 15, 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 | 14 | $46.74 | $132.00 |
| Bloomington, IL | 1 | $423.00 | $423.00 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 1 | $620.00 | $620.00 |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $180.80 | $180.80 |
| Peoria, IL | 1 | $423.00 | $423.00 |
| Rockford, IL | 1 | $107.12 | $107.12 |
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 eye exam, new patient is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Eye exam, new patient explained.
Comprehensive eye exam by an eye doctor, new patient in other states
- Alabama$156.52, 3 hospitals
- Alaska$314.38, 2 hospitals
- Arizona$163.38, 3 hospitals
- Arkansas$108.60
- California$245.28
- Colorado$130.15, 2 hospitals
- Connecticut$158.00, 1 hospital
- District of Columbia$280.25, 2 hospitals
- Florida$481.65
- Georgia$207.01
- Idaho$121.00
- Indiana$388.16, 2 hospitals
- Iowa$233.10, 3 hospitals
- Kentucky$481.97
- Louisiana$73.28
- Maine$112.25, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$208.03
- Michigan$147.54
- Minnesota$130.05
- Mississippi$154.85
- Missouri$127.98
- Montana$221.60, 3 hospitals
- Nebraska$78.00, 2 hospitals
- Nevada$432.00, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$175.35, 4 hospitals
- New York$230.00
- North Dakota$121.30, 4 hospitals
- Ohio$256.60
- Oklahoma$287.85, 3 hospitals
- Oregon$159.25, 2 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$152.80
- South Carolina$99.00, 3 hospitals
- South Dakota$321.60
- Tennessee$100.28
- Texas$241.00
- Vermont$185.37, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$58.35, 1 hospital
- Washington$169.40
- West Virginia$170.00
- Wisconsin$130.90
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.