CT scan of the neck (cervical spine) without contrast cost in Chicago, IL

Prices at 17 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,410 — about the US median ($1,390), roughly 10.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $592 $122 ★ 3/5 189 min 14.2%
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $592 $122 ★ 4/5 137 min 14.9%
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $594 $853 ★ 2/5 191 min 16.5%
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $855 $733 ★ 3/5 236 min 16.2%
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $1,125 $910 ★ 2/5 244 min 16.0%
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $1,410 $124 ★ 1/5 212 min 16.1%
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $1,410 $124
St Bernard Hospital Chicago, IL $1,412 ★ 1/5 232 min 15.8%
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $2,386 $2,727
Larabida Childrens Hospital I Chicago, IL $2,386 $2,727
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL $2,632 $245 ★ 4/5 286 min 16.0%
Jackson Park Hospital Chicago, IL $2,715 ★ 1/5 244 min 16.3%
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $3,168 $3,395 ★ 5/5 327 min 15.0%
Shriners Hospital for Children Chicago, IL $4,291 $179

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated August 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$2,250
Cash / self-pay
$1,410
Insurer-negotiated
$179
Medicare pays
$131
$174$2,896
Median cash $1,410  ·  Medicare $131  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,410 — about 10.8× the Medicare rate ($131). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($261).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,250 list price could save about $840 (37%).

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Doctors who perform this in Chicago

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Bojan Petrovic, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL396
Lawrence Bahoura, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL366
John Cavanaugh, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL310
Marian Demus, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL309
Gleb Gorelick, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL275
Kyung Yoo, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL259
Mark Saker, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL238
Aswin Krishnamoorthy, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL230
Sarah Rowe, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL221
Sharon Byrd, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL220
Parinda Shah, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL209
Smeet Patel, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL192

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