Chest X-ray (1 view) cost in Chicago, IL

Prices at 19 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $182 — 10% below the US median ($202), roughly 7.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $44 $28 ★ 4/5 298 min —
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL $86 $23 ★ 2/5 293 min —
Provident Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $86 $23 — 190 min —
Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center Chicago, IL $92 $93 ★ 3/5 186 min —
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $106 $92 ★ 1/5 210 min —
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $106 $92 — — —
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $144 $218 ★ 2/5 181 min —
Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago Chicago, IL $180 $113 ★ 1/5 170 min —
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $182 $96 ★ 3/5 192 min —
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $182 $96 ★ 4/5 146 min —
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $223 $207 ★ 3/5 237 min —
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $225 $208 ★ 2/5 247 min —
St Bernard Hospital Chicago, IL $240 — ★ 1/5 231 min —
Shriners Hospital for Children Chicago, IL $329 $35 — — —
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL $345 $135 ★ 4/5 295 min —
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $433 $494 — — —
Larabida Childrens Hospital I Chicago, IL $433 $494 — — —
Jackson Park Hospital Chicago, IL $501 — ★ 1/5 268 min —
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $538 $538 ★ 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)
$445
Cash / self-pay
$182
Insurer-negotiated
$96
Medicare pays
$25
$86$446
Median cash $182  ·  Medicare $25  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $182 — about 7.2× the Medicare rate ($25). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($51).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $445 list price could save about $264 (59%).

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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
Milroy Emmanuel, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL8,114
Nishant Parekh, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL4,704
William Betz, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL3,936
Christine Anderson, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL3,762
Brent Jordan, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL3,542
Eric Hart, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL3,037
James Min, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL2,971
Anita Kelekar, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL2,870
Richard Vincent Linchangco, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL2,713
Marian Demus, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL2,661
Mohamed Hussein, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL2,320
Kamal SubediDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL2,195

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