MRI of the shoulder cost in Illinois

Prices at 89 hospitals in Illinois, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $3,090 — 39% above the US median ($2,228), roughly 9.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $615 $325 ★ 4/5 319 min 15.9%
Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL $621 ★ 2/5 142 min 15.4%
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $636 $963 ★ 2/5 191 min 16.5%
Touchette Regional Hospital Inc Centreville, IL $1,195 $1,304 126 min
Riverside Medical Center Kankakee, IL $1,203 $850 ★ 4/5 168 min 15.0%
Salem Township Hospital Salem, IL $1,222 $702 ★ 4/5 149 min 14.9%
Mc Donough District Hospital Macomb, IL $1,436 $654 ★ 3/5 152 min 15.1%
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL $1,510 $1,298 ★ 3/5 252 min 15.8%
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $1,570 $1,395 ★ 3/5 236 min 16.2%
Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton, IL $1,644 $1,186 14.8%
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL $1,653 $1,471 ★ 5/5 194 min 15.0%
West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park, IL $1,676 $372 ★ 1/5 271 min 16.0%
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL $1,743 $1,519 ★ 4/5 189 min 14.9%
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $1,825 $466 ★ 1/5 212 min 16.1%
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $1,825 $466
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL $1,865 $1,613 ★ 4/5 216 min 14.8%
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge, IL $2,025 $1,597 ★ 4/5 220 min 14.1%
Ferrell Hospital Community Foundations Eldorado, IL $2,083 $1,082 ★ 1/5 15.3%
Red Bud Regional Hospital Red Bud, IL $2,097 $2,456 ★ 4/5 121 min 15.6%
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $2,190 $1,597 ★ 2/5 244 min 16.0%
Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago Chicago, IL $2,200 $1,375 ★ 1/5 167 min 15.1%
Alton Memorial Hospital Alton, IL $2,202 $1,782 ★ 4/5 194 min 15.1%
Saint Joseph Medical Center Joliet, IL $2,228 $486 ★ 1/5 204 min 15.6%
Presence St Marys Hospital Kankakee, IL $2,228 $486 ★ 4/5 146 min 14.0%
Presence Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL $2,228 $486 ★ 3/5 194 min 14.4%

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)
$4,930
Cash / self-pay
$3,090
Insurer-negotiated
$1,347
Medicare pays
$313
$1,244$6,372
Median cash $3,090  ·  Medicare $313  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $3,090 — about 9.9× the Medicare rate ($313). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($625).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,930 list price could save about $1,839 (37%).

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