Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99281 Illinois Outpatient

Level 1 ER visit cost in Illinois

In Illinois, 63 hospitals publish a cash price for emergency room visit, level 1 of 5, minor problem that may not need a doctor: from $36.05 to $1,177.40, with a median of $165.60. The lowest price is at Deaconess Illinois Crossroads (Mount Vernon) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 32.7× the lowest.

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 Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$36.05Deaconess Illinois Crossroads + 2 more

Median$165.60half pay less

Highest$1,177.40in Illinois

Lowest saves$129.55vs the median

Hospitals in Illinois, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	File date
Deaconess Illinois Crossroads lowest Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon, IL PR ED VISIT MAY NOT REQ PHYS/QHP	$36.05	$103.00	Feb 3, 2026 source file
Deaconess Illinois Union County Hospital lowest Anna · Anna, IL PR ED VISIT MAY NOT REQ PHYS/QHP	$36.05	$103.00	Feb 3, 2026 source file
Heartland Regional Medical Center lowest Marion · Marion-Herrin, IL PR ED VISIT MAY NOT REQ PHYS/QHP	$36.05	$103.00	Feb 3, 2026 source file
Trinity Medical Center Rock Island · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL PR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT MAY NOT REQ PHYS/QHP	$40.80	$51.00	Jan 28, 2026 source file
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS SUTURE REMOVAL	$48.60	$81.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS SUTURE REMOVAL	$48.60	$81.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ED TRIAGE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT	$62.50	$125.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ED TRIAGE TELEMEDICINE	$62.50	$125.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ED TRIAGE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT	$62.50	$125.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ED TRIAGE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT	$62.50	$125.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ED TRIAGE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT	$62.50	$125.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ED TRIAGE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT	$62.50	$125.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ED TRIAGE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT	$62.50	$125.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ED TRIAGE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT	$62.50	$125.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ED TRIAGE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT	$62.50	$125.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ED TRIAGE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT	$62.50	$125.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ED TRIAGE TELEMEDICINE	$62.50	$125.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Humboldt Park Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Emergency department visit for problem that may not require health care professional	$66.74	$238.35	Aug 24, 2026 source file
Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook one side Bolingbrook · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LEFT BEFORE SEEING PROVIDER	$75.00	$300.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks one side Glendale Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LEFT BEFORE SEEING PROVIDER	$75.00	$300.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale one side Hinsdale · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LEFT BEFORE SEEING PROVIDER	$75.00	$300.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange one side La Grange · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LEFT BEFORE SEEING PROVIDER	$75.00	$300.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Mercy Medical Center Aurora · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ED LEVEL 1	$89.00	$522.00	Sep 1, 2026 source file
Saint Francis Hospital Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC ED LEVEL 1	$89.00	$473.00	Sep 1, 2026 source file
Riverside Medical Center Kankakee · Kankakee, IL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT FOR PROBLEM OF MILD SEVERITY	$103.82	$390.00	— source file
Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC ED Visit Level I W/Procedure (Mod 25)	$104.50	$550.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
Loyola University Medical Center Maywood · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC ED Visit Level I W/Procedure (Mod 25)	$126.50	$550.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City · St. Louis, MO-IL TRIAGE ONLY	$130.01	$216.68	— source file
Community First Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Emergency department visit for problem that may not require health care professional	$148.75	$297.50	Apr 1, 2026 source file
La Rabida Children's Hospital\|LaRabida Childrens Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MINIMAL, EM. CARE EST PATIENT	$154.55	$154.55	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT - LEVEL 1	$156.09	$473.00	— source file
St Marys Hospital Decatur of Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Decatur · Decatur, IL HC ER LEVEL 1	$165.60	$230.00	— source file
Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CHED 99281 - Level 1 BCE	$167.71	$493.26	Mar 17, 2025 source file
Edward Hospital Naperville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN EH PR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LEVEL 1	$178.00	$178.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN EH PR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LEVEL 1 W PROCED	$178.00	$178.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CHED 99281 - Level 1 BCE	$182.77	$537.55	Mar 17, 2025 source file
Hshs Good Shepherd Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, IL HC ER LEVEL 1	$207.36	$288.00	— source file
Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville · St. Louis, MO-IL HC ER LEVEL 1	$236.16	$328.00	— source file
St Anthonys Memorial Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Mattoon · Charleston-Mattoon, IL HC ER LEVEL 1	$238.32	$331.00	— source file
St Francis Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Litchfield · Litchfield, IL HC ER LEVEL 1	$246.24	$342.00	— source file
NorthShore University HealthSystems Evanston Hospital Evanson · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ER Visit Level 1	$286.00	$440.00	— source file
NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ER Visit Level 1	$286.00	$440.00	— source file
NorthShore University HealthSystems Highland Park Hospital Highland Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ER Visit Level 1	$286.00	$440.00	— source file
NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ER Visit Level 1	$286.00	$440.00	— source file
St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland · St. Louis, MO-IL HC ER LEVEL 1	$303.84	$422.00	— source file
St Johns Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Springfield · Springfield, IL HC ER LEVEL 1	$349.92	$486.00	— source file
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB ED Visit Level 1	$380.80	$544.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB ED Visit Level 1	$380.80	$544.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB ED Visit Level 1	$380.80	$544.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Emergency Room Elopement- Mse Performed	$383.00	$383.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese · St. Louis, MO-IL HC ER LEVEL 1	$388.08	$539.00	— source file
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB ED Visit Level 1	$399.70	$571.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital Wheaton · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB ED Visit Level 1	$399.70	$571.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hb Ed E&M Level 1	$435.00	$435.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN H ED LEVEL 1 VISIT - LOW (99281)	$458.50	$655.00	— source file
Endeavor Health Clinical Operations Highland Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB ER VISIT LEVEL 1	$462.00	$462.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB ER VISIT LEVEL 1	$462.00	$462.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Swedish Covenant Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB ER VISIT LEVEL 1	$462.00	$462.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Emergency Room Problem Focused Visit	$485.00	$485.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon · St. Louis, MO-IL HC ER LEVEL 1	$498.96	$693.00	— source file
Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB ED Visit Level 1	$979.30	$1,399.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB ED Visit Level 1	$1,032.50	$1,475.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB ED Visit Level 1	$1,177.40	$1,682.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file

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	46	$62.50	$161.90
St. Louis, MO-IL	5	$130.01	$303.84
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	3	$40.80	$48.60
Anna, IL	1	$36.05	$36.05
Charleston-Mattoon, IL	1	$238.32	$238.32
Decatur, IL	1	$165.60	$165.60
Kankakee, IL	1	$103.82	$103.82
Litchfield, IL	1	$246.24	$246.24
Marion-Herrin, IL	1	$36.05	$36.05
Mount Vernon, IL	1	$36.05	$36.05
Shelbyville, IL	1	$207.36	$207.36
Springfield, IL	1	$349.92	$349.92

What it is

This is the lowest of five emergency department visit levels, used for a minor problem that needs little care. Since 2023 this level may apply even when no physician or similar clinician needs to see the patient. The level is assigned after the visit: doctors pick it by the complexity of their medical decision making, and hospitals pick the facility level by the care and resources used, so a patient cannot choose it in advance.

What the price covers

The hospital price for this code is the facility fee for the ER visit. The emergency physician bills separately, and lab tests, imaging, medicines and procedures are added on top.

Emergency room visit, level 1 of 5, minor problem that may not need a doctor in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.