CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis with contrast cost in Chicago, IL

Prices at 21 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,107 — 18% below the US median ($2,568), roughly 7.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center Chicago, IL $372 $372 ★ 3/5 186 min —
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL $390 $217 ★ 2/5 293 min —
Provident Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $390 $217 — 190 min —
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $494 $355 ★ 4/5 298 min —
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $1,396 $1,871 ★ 2/5 181 min —
St Bernard Hospital Chicago, IL $1,669 — ★ 1/5 231 min —
Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago Chicago, IL $1,760 $1,100 ★ 1/5 170 min —
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $1,915 $1,129 ★ 3/5 237 min —
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $2,107 $410 ★ 3/5 192 min —
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $2,107 $410 ★ 4/5 146 min —
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $2,454 $372 ★ 1/5 210 min —
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $2,454 $372 — — —
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $2,455 $1,124 ★ 2/5 247 min —
Shriners Hospital for Children Chicago, IL $4,130 $404 — — —
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $4,478 $5,118 — — —
Larabida Childrens Hospital I Chicago, IL $4,478 $5,118 — — —
Jackson Park Hospital Chicago, IL $4,730 — ★ 1/5 268 min —
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL $5,839 $823 ★ 4/5 295 min —
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $6,049 $6,482 ★ 5/5 350 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 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$4,910
Cash / self-pay
$2,107
Insurer-negotiated
$410
Medicare pays
$300
$390$4,952
Median cash $2,107  ·  Medicare $300  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $2,107 — about 7.0× the Medicare rate ($300). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($601).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,910 list price could save about $2,803 (57%).

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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
Frederick Hoff, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL629
Jeremy Jones, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL613
Patrick Murphy, D.O.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL590
Paul ChangDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL564
Abdullgabbar Hamid, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL561
Alexander Griffin, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL512
Kyung Yoo, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL463
Haran Rajeswaran, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL438
Linda Kelahan, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL432
Ahmed HamimiDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL412
Cecil Wood, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL403
Ryan Dhaemers, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL392

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