CT angiography of the head cost in Chicago, IL

Prices at 18 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,706 — 6% below the US median ($1,811), roughly 6.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $372 $277 ★ 4/5 298 min
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $694 $223 ★ 3/5 192 min
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $694 $223 ★ 4/5 146 min
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $742 $994 ★ 2/5 181 min
St Bernard Hospital Chicago, IL $1,434 ★ 1/5 231 min
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $1,706 $209 ★ 1/5 210 min
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $1,706 $209
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $1,720 $1,124 ★ 2/5 247 min
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $1,720 $1,129 ★ 3/5 237 min
Shriners Hospital for Children Chicago, IL $2,497 $382
Jackson Park Hospital Chicago, IL $2,763 ★ 1/5 268 min
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL $2,822 $273 ★ 4/5 295 min
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $2,835 $3,240
Larabida Childrens Hospital I Chicago, IL $2,835 $3,240
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $3,656 $3,917 ★ 5/5 350 min

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 September 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)
$2,659
Cash / self-pay
$1,706
Insurer-negotiated
$275
Medicare pays
$274
$231$2,835
Median cash $1,706  ·  Medicare $274  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,706 — about 6.2× the Medicare rate ($274). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($548).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,659 list price could save about $954 (36%).

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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
Lawrence Bahoura, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL181
Aparna Devi Yepuri, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL150
Tamara Jackson, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL143
Gleb Gorelick, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL142
Alice Yao-Lee, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL133
John Heymann, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL131
Aswin Krishnamoorthy, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL128
Parinda Shah, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL127
Chase Krumpelman, M.D., PH.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL121
Bob Kao, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL120
Kyung Yoo, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL117
Benjamin Liu, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL110

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