X-ray of the foot cost in Chicago, IL

Prices at 19 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $255 — 7% below the US median ($273), roughly 7.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $59 $41 ★ 4/5 298 min —
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $73 $128 ★ 2/5 181 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 —
St Bernard Hospital Chicago, IL $188 — ★ 1/5 231 min —
Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago Chicago, IL $220 $138 ★ 1/5 170 min —
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $243 $216 ★ 3/5 237 min —
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $255 $92 ★ 1/5 210 min —
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $255 $92 — — —
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $285 $222 ★ 2/5 247 min —
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $291 $96 ★ 3/5 192 min —
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $291 $96 ★ 4/5 146 min —
Jackson Park Hospital Chicago, IL $396 — ★ 1/5 268 min —
Shriners Hospital for Children Chicago, IL $515 $113 — — —
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $559 $639 — — —
Larabida Childrens Hospital I Chicago, IL $559 $639 — — —
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL $570 $121 ★ 4/5 295 min —
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $594 $594 ★ 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)
$570
Cash / self-pay
$255
Insurer-negotiated
$113
Medicare pays
$34
$83$561
Median cash $255  ·  Medicare $34  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $255 — about 7.5× the Medicare rate ($34). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($68).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $570 list price could save about $315 (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
Swati DeshmukhDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL888
Tarek Karaman, M.D.Internal MedicineChicago, IL664
Simon Lee, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryChicago, IL439
Shilpa Puppala, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL418
Milap Patel, D.O.Orthopedic SurgeryChicago, IL292
Christine Anderson, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL279
Anish Kadakia, MDOrthopedic SurgeryChicago, IL259
Imran Omar, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL253
Kellen CohnPodiatryChicago, IL246
Scott Grossberg, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL240
Renee Yap, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL239
Bradley Herynk, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL233

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