Cosmetic surgery costs in Chicago, line by line
Chicago’s surgery center wage index is almost exactly the national level; its anesthesia factor is one of the highest of the metros priced here.
Tummy tuck, estimated total before the surgeon in Chicago
$3,136
Anesthesia $291, operating room $2,845.
| Surgeon's fee | not included, enter your quote |
| Anesthesia, 13 units | $291 |
| Operating room, surgery center | $2,845 |
Benchmark, not a quote: the operating room and anesthesia lines are 2026 Medicare rates for the same codes; private prices for cosmetic work are set by each practice and are often higher. No public file prices the surgeon's fee: it counts only once you enter the figure from your own quote.
| Code | CMS short descriptor | Share paid | National rate | Local amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPT 15830 | Exc excessive skin abdomen | 100 % | $2,848 | $2,845 |
Compiled by Radif Partners · Where each line comes from · CBSA 16984, Medicare locality chicago · not a quote
The operating room and anesthesia of a tummy tuck in the Chicago area come to a benchmark of $3,136 in a surgery center in 2026, and a mommy makeover of a tummy tuck, a breast lift and liposuction in one session to $5,967. The surgery center room barely moves from national rates, because the FY 2026 wage index of the Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg area before floor and reclassification is 0.998. Hospitals receive a higher final index, 1.0815. Anesthesia is where Chicago differs: the 2026 conversion factor of the Chicago locality is $22.38, against $20.50 nationally, so every hour of anesthesia costs about $90 at Medicare's rate. Long combined sessions feel that most. The surgeon's fee is not included, because no public file reports what Chicago surgeons charge, or what surgeons charge nationally; the calculator adds it only from the figure on your own quote.
City and suburbs
Medicare splits the Chicago area into a city locality and a suburban one for physicians and anesthesia. This page uses the Chicago locality; the suburban locality had a lower factor in the 2026 file, so a practice in the suburbs may be billed a little less for the same anesthesia time. The wage index, by contrast, covers the whole statistical division.
A mommy makeover in Chicago
In a surgery center, the tummy tuck, the breast lift and the liposuction of one session cost $5,237 for the room, the two lower codes being paid at half rate, and $730 for 414 minutes of anesthesia. In a hospital department the room is $7,116, because the comprehensive payment of the highest code packages the others. The surgeon prices the combination separately, and the mommy makeover page explains how the room and anesthesia savings arise.
Your Chicago combination
One session, room and anesthesia in Chicago
$6,200
| Anesthesia, one session of 354 minutes | $640 |
| Operating room, surgery center | $5,560 |
| Saved on the operating room | $2,392 |
| Saved on anesthesia base units | $179 |
Male breast reduction
The room and anesthesia of gynecomastia surgery come to $1,743 here. It is one of the shorter operations priced on this site, so the high anesthesia factor adds little. The gynecomastia page explains when a health plan may cover part of it.
Every procedure in Chicago
| Procedure | Anesthesia | Operating room, surgery center | Operating room, hospital | Room and anesthesia, surgery center |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tummy tuck | $291 | $2,845 | $7,116 | $3,136 |
| Liposuction | $327 | $1,939 | $3,798 | $2,266 |
| Brazilian butt lift | $372 | $2,908 | $5,696 | $3,280 |
| Breast augmentation | $201 | $3,168 | $8,759 | $3,370 |
| Breast lift | $291 | $2,845 | $7,116 | $3,136 |
| Rhinoplasty | $291 | $3,023 | $6,344 | $3,314 |
| Facelift | $340 | $1,939 | $3,798 | $2,279 |
| Brow lift | $217 | $1,087 | $2,548 | $1,304 |
| Upper eyelid surgery | $161 | $1,127 | $2,211 | $1,289 |
| Lower eyelid surgery | $166 | $1,127 | $2,211 | $1,293 |
| Chin implant | $195 | $3,023 | $6,344 | $3,217 |
| Otoplasty | $291 | $1,479 | $3,553 | $1,770 |
| Arm lift | $235 | $1,247 | $3,113 | $1,482 |
| Thigh lift | $291 | $1,247 | $3,113 | $1,538 |
| Gynecomastia surgery | $141 | $1,602 | $4,196 | $1,743 |