CT scan of the chest without contrast cost in Chicago, IL

Prices at 18 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $878 — 29% below the US median ($1,229), roughly 6.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL $140 $165 ★ 2/5 280 min 15.0%
Provident Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $140 $165 222 min 15.5%
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $201 $158 ★ 4/5 319 min 15.9%
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $545 $828 ★ 2/5 191 min 16.5%
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $589 $124 ★ 1/5 212 min 16.1%
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $589 $124
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $602 $122 ★ 3/5 189 min 14.2%
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $602 $122 ★ 4/5 137 min 14.9%
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $855 $733 ★ 3/5 236 min 16.2%
Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago Chicago, IL $900 $563 ★ 1/5 167 min 15.1%
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $1,125 $910 ★ 2/5 244 min 16.0%
St Bernard Hospital Chicago, IL $1,320 ★ 1/5 232 min 15.8%
Shriners Hospital for Children Chicago, IL $1,430 $183
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $2,502 $2,859
Larabida Childrens Hospital I Chicago, IL $2,502 $2,859
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $2,611 $2,798 ★ 5/5 327 min 15.0%
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL $2,682 $245 ★ 4/5 286 min 16.0%
Jackson Park Hospital Chicago, IL $2,715 ★ 1/5 244 min 16.3%

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 July 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)
$1,776
Cash / self-pay
$878
Insurer-negotiated
$214
Medicare pays
$133
$182$2,632
Median cash $878  ·  Medicare $133  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $878 — about 6.6× the Medicare rate ($133). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($265).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,776 list price could save about $898 (51%).

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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
Tarek Karaman, M.D.Internal MedicineChicago, IL972
Palmi Shah, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL659
Mohamed Hussein, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL634
Kamal SubediDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL551
Ramya Gaddikeri, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL543
Maham Jehangir, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL497
Ming Lun Chiu, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL452
Jeremy Jones, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL451
Bradley Adams, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL431
Ali Serhal, M.DDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL426
Brian Gilcrease-Garcia, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL408
Shilpa Puppala, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL404

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