DRG 488 · Musculoskeletal

Knee Surgery Cost in Illinois — Compare All Hospitals

Knee surgery other than a full joint replacement, such as repairing cartilage or removing damaged tissue, when the problem is not a joint infection, in patients who also have complicating conditions. The stay covers the operation, pain control, and early recovery.

State average
$72,093
gross charge · DRG 488
Hospitals
14
with published pricing
Price range
$37,126 – $147,940
low to high
Lowest $37,126 Highest $147,940

14 Illinois hospitals list a gross charge for knee surgery under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $37,126 to $147,940. The cheapest is Memorial Hospital (Chester) in Chester; the most expensive is Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers in Morris. The state average sits at $72,093.

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 knee surgery at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.

If you're scheduling knee surgery 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 knee surgery in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 488 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.

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1
    Gross charge $37,126
    Cash pay $22,275
  2. 2

    Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center

    Mattoon, IL

    Gross charge $45,612
  3. 3

    Swedish Hospital

    Chicago, IL

    Gross charge $50,084
    Cash pay $32,555
  4. 4
    Gross charge $50,084
    Cash pay $32,555
  5. 5

    Alton Memorial Hospital

    Alton, IL

    Gross charge $62,659
    Cash pay $37,595
  6. 6

    Memorial Hospital Belleville

    Belleville, IL

    Gross charge $62,659
    Cash pay $37,595
  7. 7

    Memorial Hospital (Carthage)

    Carthage, IL

    Gross charge $62,659
    Cash pay $37,595
  8. 8

    University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics

    Chicago, IL

    Gross charge $70,231
    Cash pay $49,162
  9. 9
    Gross charge $72,106
    Cash pay $46,869
  10. 10

    Harvard hospital

    Harvard, IL

    Gross charge $72,106
    Cash pay $46,869
  11. 11

    Copley Memorial Hospital

    Aurora, IL

    Gross charge $90,706
    Cash pay $45,353
  12. 12

    Rush University Medical Center

    Chicago, IL

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $90,706
    Cash pay $45,353
    Medicare pays (avg) $21,989
  13. 13

    UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital

    Rockford, IL

    Gross charge $94,620
  14. 14

    Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers

    Morris, IL

    Gross charge $147,940
    Cash pay $40,062
  15. 15

    Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet

    Joliet, IL

    Gross charge
  16. 16

    Carle Health Proctor Hospital (Acute Care)

    Peoria, IL

    Gross charge
  17. 17

    Blessing Hospital (Acute Care)

    Quincy, IL

    Gross charge
  18. 18

    Advocate Sherman Hospital

    Elgin, IL

    Gross charge
  19. 19
    Gross charge
  20. 20

    Advocate Trinity Hospital

    Chicago, IL

    Gross charge
  21. 21

    West Suburban Medical Center

    Oak Park, IL

    Gross charge
  22. 22

    Saint Francis Hospital

    Evanston, IL

    Gross charge
  23. 23

    Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)

    Chicago, IL

    Gross charge
  24. 24

    Mc Donough District Hospital

    Macomb, IL

    Gross charge
  25. 25

    Carle Foundation Hospital (Acute Care)

    Urbana, IL

    Gross charge
  26. 26

    Resurrection Medical Center

    Chicago, IL

    Gross charge
  27. 27

    Carle Health Pekin Hospital

    Pekin, IL

    Gross charge
  28. 28
    Gross charge
  29. 29

    Decatur Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)

    Decatur, IL

    Gross charge
  30. 30

    Memorial Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Springfield, IL

    Gross charge
  31. 31

    St. Mary's Hospital - Kankakee

    Kankakee, IL

    Gross charge
  32. 32

    Mercy Medical Center

    Aurora, IL

    Gross charge
  33. 33
    Gross charge
  34. 34
    Gross charge
  35. 35
    Gross charge
  36. 36

    Advocate Condell Medical Center

    Libertyville, IL

    Gross charge
  37. 37

    Advocate Christ Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Oak Lawn, IL

    Gross charge
  38. 38

    Carle Health Methodist Hospital

    Peoria, IL

    Gross charge
  39. 39

    Saint Joseph Hospital - Elgin

    Elgin, IL

    Gross charge
  40. 40

    Advocate Lutheran General Hospital (Acute Care)

    Park Ridge, IL

    Gross charge
  41. 41

    Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago

    Chicago, IL

    Gross charge
  42. 42

    Ascension Alexian Brothers

    Elk Grove Village, IL

    Gross charge
  43. 43

    UnityPoint Health - Trinity Rock Island Hospital

    Rock Island, IL

    Gross charge
  44. 44

    Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital

    Downers Grove, IL

    Gross charge
  45. 45

    Anderson Hospital

    Maryville, IL

    Gross charge
  46. 46

    St Alexius Medical Center

    Hoffman Estates, IL

    Gross charge
  47. 47

    Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital

    Barrington, IL

    Gross charge
  48. 48
    Gross charge
  49. 49

    North Chicago VA Medical Center

    North Chicago, IL

    Gross charge
  50. 50
    Gross charge
  51. 51

    Lincoln Memorial Hospital

    Lincoln, IL

    Gross charge
  52. 52

    Taylorville Memorial Hospital

    Taylorville, IL

    Gross charge
  53. 53

    Red Bud Regional Hospital

    Red Bud, IL

    Gross charge
  54. 54
    Gross charge
  55. 55

    Carle Richland Memorial Hospital

    Olney, IL

    Gross charge
  56. 56

    SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia

    Centralia, IL

    Gross charge
  57. 57

    UChicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange

    La Grange, IL

    Gross charge
  58. 58

    Heartland Regional Medical Center

    Marion, IL

    Gross charge
  59. 59

    Edward Hospital

    Naperville, IL

    Gross charge
  60. 60
    Gross charge

Compare knee surgery pricing in nearby states