MRI of the shoulder without contrast cost in Chicago, IL

Prices at 19 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,087 — 8% above the US median ($1,938), roughly 10.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $385 $250 ★ 4/5 298 min
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $636 $976 ★ 2/5 181 min
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $1,520 $1,304 ★ 3/5 237 min
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $1,918 $260 ★ 1/5 210 min
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $1,918 $260
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $2,060 $1,499 ★ 2/5 247 min
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $2,087 $277 ★ 3/5 192 min
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $2,087 $277 ★ 4/5 146 min
Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago Chicago, IL $2,200 $1,375 ★ 1/5 170 min
St Bernard Hospital Chicago, IL $2,398 ★ 1/5 231 min
Shriners Hospital for Children Chicago, IL $2,563 $283
Jackson Park Hospital Chicago, IL $2,874 ★ 1/5 268 min
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $3,592 $3,848 ★ 5/5 350 min
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $3,902 $4,459
Larabida Childrens Hospital I Chicago, IL $3,902 $4,459
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL $5,241 $531 ★ 4/5 295 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)
$4,120
Cash / self-pay
$2,087
Insurer-negotiated
$283
Medicare pays
$205
$272$3,902
Median cash $2,087  ·  Medicare $205  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $2,087 — about 10.2× the Medicare rate ($205). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($410).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,120 list price could save about $2,033 (49%).

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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
Swati DeshmukhDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL305
Santhosh Joseph, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL90
Gregory Goldstein, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL86
Imran Omar, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL81
Richard Nichols, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL73
Ajay Chapa, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL70
Michael Burke, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL65
Anderson Webb, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL65
Grant Garrigues, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryChicago, IL59
Brian Forsythe, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryChicago, IL53
Ankur Garg, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL51
Gregory Nicholson, M.D.Sports MedicineChicago, IL47

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