Hip & Knee Replacement Cost in Illinois — Compare All Hospitals
Major joint replacement or reattachment of the lower extremity — most commonly elective hip or knee replacement surgery.
What this hospital charge usually covers
The gross-charge number above is the hospital's facility bill for hip & knee replacement. Here's what's typically inside that price (typical inpatient stay: 1–3 days):
Included in the hospital bill
- Operating room time and surgical-team facility fees
- Inpatient room, nursing, and routine medications during the stay
- Implant-related facility charges (varies by hospital — sometimes itemized separately)
- Recovery-room and immediate post-op monitoring
- On-site physical therapy started during admission
Usually billed separately
- Surgeon and anesthesiologist professional fees (billed separately, often by an unaffiliated practice)
- Pre-surgical imaging (MRI/X-ray) and lab work
- Outpatient physical therapy after discharge
- Home health visits or skilled nursing facility stays if needed
Quality signals to check before picking a hospital
Price alone won't tell you which hospital does hip & knee replacement best. These are the CMS quality measures that matter most for this specific procedure. Click any hospital below for its full profile, then look for these:
Hip/Knee Complications
Tracks how often patients have a serious surgical or medical complication within 90 days — the single most direct quality signal for this surgery.
Hip/Knee Readmissions
How often patients return to the hospital within 30 days of discharge. Lower means better recovery planning and follow-up.
Surgical-Site Infection (SSI)
Joint replacements carry a real infection risk because implants can't fight bacteria the way native tissue can. Lower SIR is better.
Patient Experience (HCAHPS)
Communication with nurses, pain control, and discharge planning directly affect recovery for major orthopedic surgery.
When the cheapest hospital may not be the best fit
The list below sorts by price. For hip & knee replacement, the lowest price isn't automatically the best fit — these are situations where it's worth weighing additional factors against price. None of the below is medical advice; talk to your doctor about what applies to your specific situation.
- For patients with significant heart, lung, or bleeding-disorder risk, complication and rescue rates often matter more than price.
- Revision surgery (replacement of a prior implant) is technically harder and tends to do better at a high-volume center.
- When extensive post-acute rehab is expected, a hospital with an on-site inpatient rehab unit may be worth a higher total cost.
- When a specific surgeon only operates at certain facilities, surgeon experience usually outweighs price differences across facilities.
Questions to ask your hospital or insurer
The gross charge is the starting point. These are the procedure-specific questions to ask before you commit:
- Is the surgeon, anesthesiologist, implant, and on-site physical therapy included in this estimate?
- Is the orthopedic surgeon and anesthesia group in-network for my insurance?
- What is the typical out-of-pocket once my deductible and coinsurance apply?
- What is the hospital's surgical-site infection rate for joint replacements?
- Will I be discharged home or to a skilled nursing facility? Is that cost covered?
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Gateway Regional Medical Center
Granite City, IL
Gross charge $8,332Cash pay $4,999 - 2
Community First Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Gross charge $53,208Cash pay $26,604 - 3
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center
Mattoon, IL
Gross charge $53,566Medicare pays (avg) $11,719 - 4
Hammond Henry Hospital
Geneseo, IL
Gross charge $54,604Cash pay $49,144 - 5
Memorial Hospital (Chester)
Chester, IL
Gross charge $55,442Cash pay $33,265 - 6
Memorial Hospital Belleville
Belleville, IL
Gross charge $55,442Cash pay $33,265Medicare pays (avg) $11,681 - 7
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center
Aledo, IL
Gross charge $58,965Cash pay $38,327 - 8
Alton Memorial Hospital
Alton, IL
Gross charge $63,301Cash pay $37,980Medicare pays (avg) $12,902 - 9
Crawford Memorial Hospital
Robinson, IL
Gross charge $64,282Cash pay $25,570 - 10Gross charge $65,174Cash pay $42,363Medicare pays (avg) $14,088
- 11
Copley Memorial Hospital
Aurora, IL
Gross charge $69,018Cash pay $34,509Medicare pays (avg) $13,627 - 12
UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital
Rockford, IL
Gross charge $69,177 - 13
Rush Oak Park Hospital
Oak Park, IL
Gross charge $69,511Cash pay $34,756 - 14
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Gross charge $69,729Cash pay $34,864Medicare pays (avg) $20,067 - 15
Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers
Morris, IL
Gross charge $88,402Cash pay $23,939Medicare pays (avg) $12,870 - 16
Swedish Hospital
Chicago, IL
Gross charge $90,538Cash pay $58,849 - 17
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics
Chicago, IL
Gross charge $95,608Cash pay $66,926Medicare pays (avg) $21,822 - 18
Vista Medical Center East
Waukegan, IL
Gross charge $146,981 - 19
Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet
Joliet, IL
Gross charge — - 20
Carle Health Proctor Hospital (Acute Care)
Peoria, IL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,856 - 21
Blessing Hospital (Acute Care)
Quincy, IL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,918 - 22
Advocate Sherman Hospital
Elgin, IL
Gross charge — - 23Gross charge —
- 24
Advocate Trinity Hospital
Chicago, IL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,824 - 25
West Suburban Medical Center
Oak Park, IL
Gross charge — - 26
Saint Francis Hospital
Evanston, IL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $16,552 - 27
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
Chicago, IL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $16,774 - 28
Mc Donough District Hospital
Macomb, IL
Gross charge — - 29
Carle Foundation Hospital (Acute Care)
Urbana, IL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,423 - 30
Resurrection Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 31
Carle Health Pekin Hospital
Pekin, IL
Gross charge — - 32Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,108
- 33
Memorial Medical Center (Acute Care)
Springfield, IL
Gross charge — - 34
St. Mary's Hospital - Kankakee
Kankakee, IL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,964 - 35
Mercy Medical Center
Aurora, IL
Gross charge — - 36Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,824
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- 38
Heartland Regional Medical Center
Marion, IL
Gross charge — - 39
Advocate Condell Medical Center
Libertyville, IL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,807 - 40
Advocate Christ Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oak Lawn, IL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,005 - 41
Carle Health Methodist Hospital
Peoria, IL
Gross charge — - 42
Saint Joseph Hospital - Elgin
Elgin, IL
Gross charge — - 43
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital (Acute Care)
Park Ridge, IL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,206 - 44
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago
Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 45
Ascension Alexian Brothers
Elk Grove Village, IL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,626 - 46
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Rock Island Hospital
Rock Island, IL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,015 - 47
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
Downers Grove, IL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,229 - 48
Anderson Hospital
Maryville, IL
Gross charge — - 49
St Alexius Medical Center
Hoffman Estates, IL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,202 - 50
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
Barrington, IL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,565 - 51
Deaconess Illinois Crossroads - Emergency Department
Mount Vernon, IL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,935 - 52
North Chicago VA Medical Center
North Chicago, IL
Gross charge — - 53
Carle Eureka Emergency Department
Eureka, IL
Gross charge — - 54
Red Bud Regional Hospital
Red Bud, IL
Gross charge — - 55
Carle Richland Memorial Hospital
Olney, IL
Gross charge — - 56
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia
Centralia, IL
Gross charge — - 57
HSHS St. John's Hospital
Springfield, IL
Gross charge — - 58
UChicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange
La Grange, IL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,713 - 59
Edward Hospital
Naperville, IL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,449 - 60
UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook
Bolingbrook, IL
Gross charge — - 61
Decatur Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
Decatur, IL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,778 - 62
Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center
Hoopeston, IL
Gross charge — - 63
Jacksonville Memorial Hospital
Jacksonville, IL
Gross charge —
18 Illinois hospitals list a gross charge for hip & knee replacement under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $8,332 to $146,981. The cheapest is Gateway Regional Medical Center in Granite City; the most expensive is Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. The state average sits at $68,404.
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 hip & knee replacement at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
If you're scheduling hip & knee replacement 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 hip & knee replacement in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 470 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.