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

Prices at 20 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,235 — 5% above the US median ($1,172), roughly 11.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $477 $736 ★ 2/5 181 min —
Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago Chicago, IL $740 $463 ★ 1/5 170 min —
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $855 $733 ★ 3/5 237 min —
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $1,125 $910 ★ 2/5 247 min —
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $1,134 $112 ★ 1/5 210 min —
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $1,134 $112 — — —
St Bernard Hospital Chicago, IL $1,336 — ★ 1/5 231 min —
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $1,345 $122 ★ 3/5 192 min —
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $1,345 $122 ★ 4/5 146 min —
Shriners Hospital for Children Chicago, IL $1,430 $145 — — —
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $1,912 $2,185 — — —
Larabida Childrens Hospital I Chicago, IL $1,912 $2,185 — — —
Jackson Park Hospital Chicago, IL $2,138 — ★ 1/5 268 min —
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $2,475 $2,651 ★ 5/5 350 min —
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL $2,610 $245 ★ 4/5 295 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)
$1,980
Cash / self-pay
$1,235
Insurer-negotiated
$205
Medicare pays
$107
$151$2,239
Median cash $1,235  ·  Medicare $107  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,235 — about 11.6× the Medicare rate ($107). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($213).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,980 list price could save about $745 (38%).

Estimate what you’ll pay
Quick fill:

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.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Bojan Petrovic, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL1,103
Marian Demus, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL1,029
Lawrence Bahoura, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL826
Gleb Gorelick, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL765
Sharon Byrd, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL748
Aparna Devi Yepuri, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL723
James Min, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL711
Haran Rajeswaran, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL670
Vishnu Kuttappan, DODiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL658
Alice Yao-Lee, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL607
Sarah Rowe, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL607
Patricia Silva, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL576

Browse doctors by specialty & city →

All CT scan of the head without contrast prices in Illinois → · All CT scan of the head without contrast prices (national) · All hospitals in Chicago