Online tools often generate a range based on general patterns. That’s useful when you’re trying to understand categories like medical costs, rehabilitation, and scarring.
But burn cases are notoriously hard to reduce to a number, especially when Illinois insurers scrutinize:
- How deep the burn was (and whether it matched the event described)
- Whether complications developed (infection, hypertrophic scarring, nerve pain, contractures)
- Whether treatment followed medical recommendations
- How long recovery lasted and whether symptoms persisted
In other words, two people with “burns” can have very different outcomes depending on medical documentation and the injury’s progression.


