Level 1 ER visit cost in Illinois

In Illinois, 111 hospitals publish a cash price for emergency room visit, level 1 of 5, minor problem that may not need a doctor: from $56.80 to $1,646.00, with a median of $224.00. The lowest price is at Fairfield Memorial Hospital (Fairfield). The highest price is 29.0× the lowest.

• The median here, $224.00, is about the same as the US median of $222.62.
• That is 2.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($86.15).
• Illinois ranks 26th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
• 26 of 111 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 99281. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map