CT scan of the neck with contrast cost in Chicago, IL

Prices at 19 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,225 — 16% below the US median ($1,455), roughly 6.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center Chicago, IL $187 $196 ★ 3/5 186 min —
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL $216 $198 ★ 2/5 293 min —
Provident Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $216 $198 — 190 min —
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $286 $215 ★ 4/5 298 min —
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $668 $204 ★ 3/5 192 min —
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $668 $204 ★ 4/5 146 min —
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $733 $982 ★ 2/5 181 min —
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $955 $794 ★ 3/5 237 min —
Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago Chicago, IL $1,160 $725 ★ 1/5 170 min —
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $1,225 $953 ★ 2/5 247 min —
St Bernard Hospital Chicago, IL $1,412 — ★ 1/5 231 min —
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $1,511 $208 ★ 1/5 210 min —
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $1,511 $208 — — —
Shriners Hospital for Children Chicago, IL $2,178 $256 — — —
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $2,415 $2,760 — — —
Larabida Childrens Hospital I Chicago, IL $2,415 $2,760 — — —
Jackson Park Hospital Chicago, IL $2,514 — ★ 1/5 268 min —
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL $2,523 $404 ★ 4/5 295 min —
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $3,251 $3,483 ★ 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)
$2,178
Cash / self-pay
$1,225
Insurer-negotiated
$256
Medicare pays
$183
$216$2,516
Median cash $1,225  ·  Medicare $183  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,225 — about 6.7× the Medicare rate ($183). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($367).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,178 list price could save about $953 (44%).

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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
Daniel GinatDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL214
Erin Mccomb, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL164
Gleb Gorelick, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL131
Eric Russell, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL126
Marinos KontzialisDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL125
Alexander Nemeth, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL108
Santhosh Gaddikeri, M.B.B.S.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL96
Mehmet Kocak, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL89
Sudeep BhabadDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL85
Surjith Vattoth, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL81
Bojan Petrovic, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL79
Corinne Atty, D.O.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL77

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