CT scan of the neck with contrast cost in Illinois

Prices at 88 hospitals in Illinois, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,968 — 35% above the US median ($1,461), roughly 10.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL $363 ★ 2/5 142 min 15.4%
Saint Joseph Medical Center Joliet, IL $668 $204 ★ 1/5 204 min 15.6%
Presence St Marys Hospital Kankakee, IL $668 $204 ★ 4/5 146 min 14.0%
Presence Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL $668 $204 ★ 3/5 194 min 14.4%
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $668 $204 ★ 3/5 189 min 14.2%
Saint Joseph Hospital-Elgin Elgin, IL $668 $204 ★ 4/5 145 min 14.3%
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $668 $204 ★ 4/5 137 min 14.9%
Touchette Regional Hospital Inc Centreville, IL $689 $846 126 min
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $733 $982 ★ 2/5 191 min 16.5%
Alton Memorial Hospital Alton, IL $857 $918 ★ 4/5 194 min 15.1%
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL $885 $746 ★ 3/5 252 min 15.8%
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL $890 $748 ★ 4/5 189 min 14.9%
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL $905 $754 ★ 5/5 194 min 15.0%
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $955 $794 ★ 3/5 236 min 16.2%
Mc Donough District Hospital Macomb, IL $1,074 $361 ★ 3/5 152 min 15.1%
Riverside Medical Center Kankakee, IL $1,099 $243 ★ 4/5 168 min 15.0%
Red Bud Regional Hospital Red Bud, IL $1,124 $1,096 ★ 4/5 121 min 15.6%
Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago Chicago, IL $1,160 $725 ★ 1/5 167 min 15.1%
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $1,225 $953 ★ 2/5 244 min 16.0%
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL $1,245 $961 ★ 4/5 216 min 14.8%
West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park, IL $1,317 $209 ★ 1/5 271 min 16.0%
Ferrell Hospital Community Foundations Eldorado, IL $1,328 $638 ★ 1/5 15.3%
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge, IL $1,350 $1,002 ★ 4/5 220 min 14.1%
Salem Township Hospital Salem, IL $1,381 $724 ★ 4/5 149 min 14.9%
Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton, IL $1,412 $2,189 14.8%

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 June 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)
$2,838
Cash / self-pay
$1,968
Insurer-negotiated
$794
Medicare pays
$183
$668$3,816
Median cash $1,968  ·  Medicare $183  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $1,968 — about 10.7× the Medicare rate ($183). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($367).

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