Medical Back Problems Cost in Illinois — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for medical (non-surgical) back conditions including herniated discs, severe radiculopathy, and chronic pain crises.
State average
$28,207
gross charge · DRG 552
Hospitals
21
with published pricing
Price range
$1,093 – $57,439
low to high
Data notes for Illinois
- The lowest published charge ($1,093 at Thomas H Boyd Memorial Hospital) is unusually low for an inpatient stay. This may reflect a data-quality issue in the hospital's MRF rather than an actual price — verify directly with the hospital before relying on it.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Thorek Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL
Gross charge $454 - 2
Thomas H Boyd Memorial Hospital
Carrollton, IL
Gross charge $1,093Cash pay $874 - 3
Massac Memorial Hospital
Metropolis, IL
Gross charge $5,438Cash pay $3,807 - 4
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
Pinckneyville, IL
Gross charge $6,555 - 5
Hammond Henry Hospital
Geneseo, IL
Gross charge $9,027Cash pay $8,125 - 6
Hillsboro Area Hospital
Hillsboro, IL
Gross charge $10,343Cash pay $8,275 - 7
SBL Fayette County Hospital
Vandalia, IL
Gross charge $10,806 - 8
Memorial Hospital (Chester)
Chester, IL
Gross charge $25,717Cash pay $15,430 - 9
Copley Memorial Hospital
Aurora, IL
Gross charge $29,108Cash pay $14,554 - 10Gross charge $29,907Cash pay $19,440
- 11
Swedish Hospital
Chicago, IL
Gross charge $29,907Cash pay $19,440 - 12
Alton Memorial Hospital
Alton, IL
Gross charge $30,405Cash pay $18,243 - 13
Memorial Hospital Belleville
Belleville, IL
Gross charge $30,405Cash pay $18,243 - 14
Memorial Hospital (Carthage)
Carthage, IL
Gross charge $30,405Cash pay $18,243 - 15
Roseland Community Hospital
Chicago, IL
Gross charge $34,114Cash pay $236,411 - 16
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics
Chicago, IL
Gross charge $34,502Cash pay $24,152 - 17
UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital
Rockford, IL
Gross charge $41,101 - 18
Mercyhealth Hospital & Physician Clinic - Crystal Lake
Crystal Lake, IL
Gross charge $42,874Cash pay $27,868 - 19
Harvard hospital
Harvard, IL
Gross charge $42,874Cash pay $27,868 - 20
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center
Aledo, IL
Gross charge $43,905Cash pay $28,538 - 21
Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers
Morris, IL
Gross charge $46,412Cash pay $12,568 - 22
Vista Medical Center East
Waukegan, IL
Gross charge $57,439 - 23
Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet
Joliet, IL
Gross charge — - 24
Carle Health Proctor Hospital (Acute Care)
Peoria, IL
Gross charge — - 25
Blessing Hospital (Acute Care)
Quincy, IL
Gross charge — - 26
Advocate Sherman Hospital
Elgin, IL
Gross charge — - 27Gross charge —
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Advocate Trinity Hospital
Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 29
West Suburban Medical Center
Oak Park, IL
Gross charge — - 30
Saint Francis Hospital
Evanston, IL
Gross charge — - 31
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 32
Carle Foundation Hospital (Acute Care)
Urbana, IL
Gross charge — - 33
Resurrection Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 34
Carle Health Pekin Hospital
Pekin, IL
Gross charge — - 35Gross charge —
- 36
St. Mary's Hospital - Kankakee
Kankakee, IL
Gross charge — - 37
Mercy Medical Center
Aurora, IL
Gross charge — - 38Gross charge —
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- 40
Heartland Regional Medical Center
Marion, IL
Gross charge — - 41
Methodist Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 42
Advocate Condell Medical Center
Libertyville, IL
Gross charge — - 43
Advocate Christ Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oak Lawn, IL
Gross charge — - 44
Carle Health Methodist Hospital
Peoria, IL
Gross charge — - 45
Saint Joseph Hospital - Elgin
Elgin, IL
Gross charge — - 46
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital (Acute Care)
Park Ridge, IL
Gross charge — - 47
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago
Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 48
Ascension Alexian Brothers
Elk Grove Village, IL
Gross charge — - 49
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Rock Island Hospital
Rock Island, IL
Gross charge — - 50
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
Downers Grove, IL
Gross charge — - 51
St Alexius Medical Center
Hoffman Estates, IL
Gross charge — - 52
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
Barrington, IL
Gross charge — - 53
Deaconess Illinois Crossroads - Emergency Department
Mount Vernon, IL
Gross charge — - 54
North Chicago VA Medical Center
North Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 55
Carle Eureka Emergency Department
Eureka, IL
Gross charge — - 56
Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center
Hoopeston, IL
Gross charge — - 57
Red Bud Regional Hospital
Red Bud, IL
Gross charge — - 58
Carle Richland Memorial Hospital
Olney, IL
Gross charge —
21 Illinois hospitals list a gross charge for medical back problems under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $1,093 to $57,439. The cheapest is Thomas H Boyd Memorial Hospital in Carrollton; the most expensive is Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. The state average sits at $28,207.
What's listed is each hospital's gross charge — its published price for the inpatient stay, before any insurance discount. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists medical back problems at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
If you're scheduling medical back problems in Illinois, sort the list below by price, then click each hospital name to see its quality profile — CMS overall star rating, surgical-safety measures, readmission rates, patient-experience scores. The cheapest hospital isn't always the right call. Teaching hospitals often charge more because they take complex cases, and a higher-rated community hospital may deliver equivalent outcomes for a straightforward case at a lower price. Use the price column to narrow the field; use the quality data to make the final call.
Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Illinois hospitals missing from the list either don't perform medical back problems in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 552 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.