CT angiography of the chest cost in Chicago, IL

Prices at 18 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,720 — 7% below the US median ($1,845), roughly 6.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $375 $276 ★ 4/5 319 min 15.9%
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $724 $994 ★ 2/5 191 min 16.5%
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $995 $226 ★ 3/5 189 min 14.2%
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $995 $226 ★ 4/5 137 min 14.9%
St Bernard Hospital Chicago, IL $1,434 ★ 1/5 232 min 15.8%
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $1,720 $1,124 ★ 2/5 244 min 16.0%
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $1,720 $1,129 ★ 3/5 236 min 16.2%
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $1,937 $209 ★ 1/5 212 min 16.1%
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $1,937 $209
Shriners Hospital for Children Chicago, IL $2,497 $384
Jackson Park Hospital Chicago, IL $2,625 ★ 1/5 244 min 16.3%
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL $3,284 $404 ★ 4/5 286 min 16.0%
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $3,503 $3,753 ★ 5/5 327 min 15.0%
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $4,339 $4,958
Larabida Childrens Hospital I Chicago, IL $4,339 $4,958

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)
$3,149
Cash / self-pay
$1,720
Insurer-negotiated
$330
Medicare pays
$281
$235$3,754
Median cash $1,720  ·  Medicare $281  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,720 — about 6.1× the Medicare rate ($281). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($561).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,149 list price could save about $1,429 (45%).

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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
Marian Demus, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL370
Andrew JohanekDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL271
Richard Vincent Linchangco, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL244
Palmi Shah, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL231
Ryan Dhaemers, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL225
Mohamed Hussein, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL209
Haritha Yepuri, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL195
Ramya Gaddikeri, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL193
Agboola Awomolo, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL192
Sean Pietrini, MDInterventional RadiologyChicago, IL188
Don Martinez, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL186
Maham Jehangir, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL185

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