Lung scan (V/Q) cost in Chicago, IL

Prices at 13 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $975 — 31% below the US median ($1,413), roughly 3.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $515 $617 ★ 3/5 192 min —
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $515 $617 ★ 4/5 146 min —
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL $531 $238 ★ 2/5 293 min —
Provident Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $531 $238 — 190 min —
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $542 $857 ★ 2/5 181 min —
Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center Chicago, IL $579 $608 ★ 3/5 186 min —
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $975 $385 ★ 4/5 298 min —
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $1,452 $567 ★ 1/5 210 min —
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $1,452 $567 — — —
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $1,605 $2,039 ★ 2/5 247 min —
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $1,605 $2,046 ★ 3/5 237 min —
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL $1,990 $881 ★ 4/5 295 min —
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $2,198 $3,140 ★ 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)
$1,940
Cash / self-pay
$975
Insurer-negotiated
$617
Medicare pays
$291
$518$1,913
Median cash $975  ·  Medicare $291  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $975 — about 3.4× the Medicare rate ($291). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($581).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,940 list price could save about $965 (50%).

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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
Ryan Avery, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL60
Jack Lyons, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL37
Sumeet Virmani, MBBS MSDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL20
Jagadeesh Singh, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL18
Yonglin PuDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL13

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