Specialist consult, extended cost in Illinois
In Illinois, 16 hospitals publish a cash price for specialist consultation, moderate complexity or 40+ minutes: from $59.43 to $572.60, with a median of $242.50. The lowest price is at Morris Hospital (Morris). The highest price is 9.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $242.50, is 10% above the US median of $219.70.
- Illinois ranks 21st of 35 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 16 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 99244. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$59.43Morris Hospital
Median$242.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$572.60in Illinois
Lowest saves$183.07vs the median
Hospitals in Illinois, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Hospital lowest Morris · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Office or other outpatient consultation with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more | $59.43 | $247.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN OP Lactation Serv Fee Comp (60-Min) | $100.13 | $527.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MacNeal Hospital Berwyn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN OP Lactation Serv Fee Comp (60-Min) | $100.13 | $527.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN OP Lactation Serv Fee Comp (60-Min) | $121.21 | $527.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Office or other outpatient consultation with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more | $140.83 | $502.95 | Sep 29, 2026 source file |
| Gibson Area Hospital Gibson City · Champaign-Urbana, IL OFFICE CONSULT 60 MIN | $148.00 | $148.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS ID CLINIC CONSULT LVL 4 | $191.40 | $319.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PF-CONSULTATION LVL 4 | $224.00 | $320.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ferrell Hospital Community Foundation Eldorado · Eldorado, IL HC OFFICE OP VISIT CONSULT 99244 | $261.00 | $348.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Rockford Memorial Hospital Rockford · Rockford, IL HC NEW PATIENT LEVEL IV | $306.22 | $408.30 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Springfield · Springfield, IL HC LACTATION ASSESS LEVEL 4<60 | $351.36 | $488.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon · St. Louis, MO-IL HC OFFICE CONSULT NEW/ESTAB PT MOD MED DEC LEVEL 4 - 40 MIN | $373.68 | $519.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| FHN Memorial Hospital Freeport · Freeport, IL Office or other outpatient consultation with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more | $412.80 | $516.00 | Jan 22, 2026 source file |
| Midwest Medical Center Galena · Galena, IL OFFICE CONSULT LEVEL 4 - 99244 | $427.97 | $470.30 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN OFF/OP CNSLTJ NEW/EST MOD 40 | $556.05 | $556.05 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN H OP OR ED PSYCH CONSULT MOD MDM 40 MIN | $572.60 | $818.00 | Sep 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 | 8 | $59.43 | $131.02 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 1 | $148.00 | $148.00 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 1 | $191.40 | $191.40 |
| Eldorado, IL | 1 | $261.00 | $261.00 |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $412.80 | $412.80 |
| Galena, IL | 1 | $427.97 | $427.97 |
| Rockford, IL | 1 | $306.22 | $306.22 |
| Springfield, IL | 1 | $351.36 | $351.36 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 1 | $373.68 | $373.68 |
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 specialist consult, extended is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Specialist consult, extended explained.
Specialist consultation, moderate complexity or 40+ minutes in other states
- Alabama$160.39
- Alaska$516.36, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$133.25
- Arkansas$135.20
- California$202.50
- Colorado$144.31
- Connecticut$500.00
- District of Columbia$93.50, 1 hospital
- Florida$45.60
- Georgia$673.00
- Hawaii$389.68, 2 hospitals
- Idaho$286.41, 3 hospitals
- Indiana$242.20
- Iowa$294.40
- Kansas$266.05
- Kentucky$170.40
- Louisiana$152.01
- Maine$64.17
- Maryland$495.90, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$237.00
- Michigan$225.73
- Minnesota$197.79
- Mississippi$159.56
- Missouri$267.25
- Montana$387.41
- Nebraska$338.88, 2 hospitals
- Nevada$352.50, 2 hospitals
- New Hampshire$80.50, 4 hospitals
- New Jersey$47.30
- New Mexico$339.94, 2 hospitals
- New York$298.91
- North Dakota$323.80
- Ohio$147.33
- Oklahoma$96.48
- Oregon$462.00
- Pennsylvania$260.00
- Puerto Rico$783.25, 4 hospitals
- South Carolina$246.83
- South Dakota$461.10, 4 hospitals
- Tennessee$89.98
- Texas$162.32
- Vermont$213.75, 4 hospitals
- Virginia$459.62, 4 hospitals
- Washington$252.70
- West Virginia$99.25
- Wisconsin$320.45
- Wyoming$248.32
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.