Prices at 18 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,038 — 25% below the US median ($1,378), roughly 4.0× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
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 October 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)
Typical cash price here is $1,038 — about 4.0× the Medicare rate ($259). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($518).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,206 list price could save about $1,167 (53%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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.
| Clinician | Specialty | Location | Medicare services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Avery, MD | Diagnostic Radiology | Chicago, IL | 276 |
| Jack Lyons, MD | Diagnostic Radiology | Chicago, IL | 138 |
| Sumeet Virmani, MBBS MS | Diagnostic Radiology | Chicago, IL | 85 |
| Jagadeesh Singh, MD | Diagnostic Radiology | Chicago, IL | 73 |
| Yonglin Pu | Diagnostic Radiology | Chicago, IL | 68 |
| Stamatoula Pilati, MD | Diagnostic Radiology | Chicago, IL | 63 |
| Fathima Palot Manzil, M.B.B.S. | Nuclear Medicine | Chicago, IL | 63 |
| Daniel Appelbaum | Diagnostic Radiology | Chicago, IL | 56 |
| Pokhraj Suthar | Diagnostic Radiology | Chicago, IL | 47 |
| Fang Zhu, MD | Diagnostic Radiology | Chicago, IL | 41 |
| Vidushani Perera, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Chicago, IL | 33 |
| Sreeshma Tellapuri, MD | Diagnostic Radiology | Chicago, IL | 27 |
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