Thyroid ultrasound cost in Chicago, IL

Prices at 18 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $543 — 3% above the US median ($528), roughly 5.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center Chicago, IL $111 $111 ★ 3/5 186 min —
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL $118 $74 ★ 2/5 293 min —
Provident Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $118 $74 — 190 min —
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $139 $220 ★ 2/5 181 min —
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $177 $124 ★ 4/5 298 min —
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $440 $121 ★ 1/5 210 min —
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $440 $121 — — —
St Bernard Hospital Chicago, IL $487 — ★ 1/5 231 min —
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $515 $447 ★ 2/5 247 min —
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $570 $474 ★ 3/5 237 min —
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $572 $139 ★ 3/5 192 min —
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $572 $139 ★ 4/5 146 min —
Shriners Hospital for Children Chicago, IL $714 $114 — — —
Jackson Park Hospital Chicago, IL $790 — ★ 1/5 268 min —
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $1,343 $1,343 ★ 5/5 350 min —
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $1,357 $1,551 — — —
Larabida Childrens Hospital I Chicago, IL $1,357 $1,551 — — —
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL $1,708 $197 ★ 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)
$1,218
Cash / self-pay
$543
Insurer-negotiated
$139
Medicare pays
$109
$118$1,357
Median cash $543  ·  Medicare $109  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $543 — about 5.0× the Medicare rate ($109). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($217).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,218 list price could save about $675 (55%).

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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, IL766
Frederick Hoff, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL217
Maibritt Campbell, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL175
Jonathan FergusDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL154
Cody Rissman, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL136
Gregory Goldstein, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL125
Senta Berggruen, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL124
Linda Kelahan, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL123
Kenneth Williams, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL118
Ryan Braun, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL116
Faaiza Mahmoud, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL111
Abdallah Al Khateeb, MBBSDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL108

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