MRI of the chest cost in Chicago, IL

Prices at 10 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files.

Cash / self-pay (median)
$1,600
Chargemaster (median)
$3,725
Insurer-negotiated (median)
$957
Medicare pays
$371
$619$4,441
Median cash $1,600  ·  Medicare $371  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Typical cash range: $619 – $4,441. The median cash price is about 4.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University Of Illinois Hospital And Clinics Chicago, IL $604 $429 ★ 4/5 319 min 15.9%
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $620 $957 ★ 2/5 191 min 16.5%
Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $1,391 $439 ★ 1/5 212 min 16.1%
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $1,391 $439
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $1,450 $1,367 ★ 3/5 236 min 16.2%
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $1,750 $1,543 ★ 2/5 244 min 16.0%
Shriners Hospital For Children Chicago, IL $3,109 $537
Jackson Park Hospital Chicago, IL $3,160 ★ 1/5 244 min 16.3%
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital Of Chicago Chicago, IL $4,441 $5,075
Larabida Childrens Hospital I Chicago, IL $4,441 $5,075

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. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

All MRI of the chest prices · All hospitals in Chicago