Back Problems Cost in Illinois — Compare All Hospitals
Back or spine problems, such as disc disease, spinal narrowing, or severe back pain, treated without surgery. The stay typically involves pain control, medication, and physical therapy.
State average
$47,414
gross charge · DRG 551
Hospitals
18
with published pricing
Price range
$6,030 – $148,909
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Massac Memorial Hospital
Metropolis, IL
Gross charge $6,030Cash pay $4,221 - 2
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
Pinckneyville, IL
Gross charge $24,346 - 3
Alton Memorial Hospital
Alton, IL
Gross charge $34,920Cash pay $20,952 - 4
Memorial Hospital Belleville
Belleville, IL
Gross charge $34,920Cash pay $20,952 - 5
Memorial Hospital (Carthage)
Carthage, IL
Gross charge $34,920Cash pay $20,952 - 6
Memorial Hospital (Chester)
Chester, IL
Gross charge $35,554Cash pay $21,332 - 7
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Gross charge $41,164Cash pay $20,582 - 8
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics
Chicago, IL
Gross charge $41,595Cash pay $29,116 - 9
Copley Memorial Hospital
Aurora, IL
Gross charge $43,387Cash pay $21,693Medicare pays (avg) $12,335 - 10
Rush Oak Park Hospital
Oak Park, IL
Gross charge $45,136Cash pay $22,568 - 11
Mercyhealth Hospital & Physician Clinic - Crystal Lake
Crystal Lake, IL
Gross charge $48,339Cash pay $31,420 - 12
Harvard hospital
Harvard, IL
Gross charge $48,339Cash pay $31,420 - 13
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center
Mattoon, IL
Gross charge $49,036 - 14
Swedish Hospital
Chicago, IL
Gross charge $52,069Cash pay $33,845 - 15Gross charge $52,069Cash pay $33,845Medicare pays (avg) $12,453
- 16
Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers
Morris, IL
Gross charge $52,251Cash pay $14,149 - 17
UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital
Rockford, IL
Gross charge $60,473 - 18
Vista Medical Center East
Waukegan, IL
Gross charge $148,909 - 19
Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet
Joliet, IL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,374 - 20
Carle Health Proctor Hospital (Acute Care)
Peoria, IL
Gross charge — - 21
Blessing Hospital (Acute Care)
Quincy, IL
Gross charge — - 22
Advocate Sherman Hospital
Elgin, IL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,027 - 23Gross charge —
- 24
Advocate Trinity Hospital
Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 25
West Suburban Medical Center
Oak Park, IL
Gross charge — - 26
Saint Francis Hospital
Evanston, IL
Gross charge — - 27
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 28
Mc Donough District Hospital
Macomb, IL
Gross charge — - 29
Carle Foundation Hospital (Acute Care)
Urbana, IL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,833 - 30
Resurrection Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,812 - 31
Carle Health Pekin Hospital
Pekin, IL
Gross charge — - 32Gross charge —
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Decatur Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
Decatur, IL
Gross charge — - 34
Memorial Medical Center (Acute Care)
Springfield, IL
Gross charge — - 35
St. Mary's Hospital - Kankakee
Kankakee, IL
Gross charge — - 36
Mercy Medical Center
Aurora, IL
Gross charge — - 37Gross charge —
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- 39
Methodist Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 40
Advocate Condell Medical Center
Libertyville, IL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,496 - 41
Advocate Christ Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oak Lawn, IL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,745 - 42
Carle Health Methodist Hospital
Peoria, IL
Gross charge — - 43
Saint Joseph Hospital - Elgin
Elgin, IL
Gross charge — - 44
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital (Acute Care)
Park Ridge, IL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,465 - 45
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago
Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 46
Ascension Alexian Brothers
Elk Grove Village, IL
Gross charge — - 47
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Rock Island Hospital
Rock Island, IL
Gross charge — - 48
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
Downers Grove, IL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,365 - 49
Anderson Hospital
Maryville, IL
Gross charge — - 50
St Alexius Medical Center
Hoffman Estates, IL
Gross charge — - 51
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
Barrington, IL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,156 - 52
Deaconess Illinois Crossroads - Emergency Department
Mount Vernon, IL
Gross charge — - 53
North Chicago VA Medical Center
North Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 54
Community Hospital of Staunton
Staunton, IL
Gross charge — - 55
Carle Eureka Emergency Department
Eureka, IL
Gross charge — - 56
Lincoln Memorial Hospital
Lincoln, IL
Gross charge — - 57
Taylorville Memorial Hospital
Taylorville, IL
Gross charge — - 58
Red Bud Regional Hospital
Red Bud, IL
Gross charge — - 59
Jacksonville Memorial Hospital
Jacksonville, IL
Gross charge — - 60
Carle Richland Memorial Hospital
Olney, IL
Gross charge — - 61
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia
Centralia, IL
Gross charge — - 62
HSHS St. John's Hospital
Springfield, IL
Gross charge — - 63
UChicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange
La Grange, IL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,963 - 64
Heartland Regional Medical Center
Marion, IL
Gross charge — - 65
Edward Hospital
Naperville, IL
Gross charge — - 66
UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook
Bolingbrook, IL
Gross charge — - 67
Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center
Hoopeston, IL
Gross charge —
18 Illinois hospitals list a gross charge for back problems under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $6,030 to $148,909. The cheapest is Massac Memorial Hospital in Metropolis; the most expensive is Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. The state average sits at $47,414.
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 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 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 back problems in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 551 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.