X-ray of the pelvis (1 view) cost in Illinois

Prices at 87 hospitals in Illinois, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $321 — 35% above the US median ($238), roughly 11.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL $90 ★ 2/5 142 min 15.4%
Saint Joseph Medical Center Joliet, IL $93 $116 ★ 1/5 204 min 15.6%
Presence St Marys Hospital Kankakee, IL $93 $116 ★ 4/5 146 min 14.0%
Presence Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL $93 $116 ★ 3/5 194 min 14.4%
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $93 $116 ★ 3/5 189 min 14.2%
Saint Joseph Hospital-Elgin Elgin, IL $93 $116 ★ 4/5 145 min 14.3%
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $93 $116 ★ 4/5 137 min 14.9%
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL $102 $28 ★ 2/5 280 min 15.0%
Provident Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $102 $28 222 min 15.5%
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $104 $164 ★ 2/5 191 min 16.5%
Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center Chicago, IL $111 $111 ★ 3/5 184 min 14.0%
Riverside Medical Center Kankakee, IL $125 $116 ★ 4/5 168 min 15.0%
Touchette Regional Hospital Inc Centreville, IL $142 $136 126 min
Alton Memorial Hospital Alton, IL $170 $156 ★ 4/5 194 min 15.1%
Ferrell Hospital Community Foundations Eldorado, IL $173 $83 ★ 1/5 15.3%
Salem Township Hospital Salem, IL $194 $97 ★ 4/5 149 min 14.9%
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $196 $111 ★ 1/5 212 min 16.1%
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $196 $111
Hamilton Memorial Hospital Mcleansboro, IL $203 ★ 3/5 122 min 15.2%
Mc Donough District Hospital Macomb, IL $213 $57 ★ 3/5 152 min 15.1%
Midwest Medical Center Galena, IL $213 14.8%
Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton, IL $222 $343 14.8%
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $230 $207 ★ 3/5 236 min 16.2%
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL $233 $183 ★ 4/5 194 min 15.4%
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL $240 $202 ★ 4/5 216 min 14.8%

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)
$486
Cash / self-pay
$321
Insurer-negotiated
$156
Medicare pays
$28
$101$632
Median cash $321  ·  Medicare $28  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $321 — about 11.4× the Medicare rate ($28). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($56).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $486 list price could save about $165 (34%).

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