X-ray of the knee (2 views) cost in Chicago, IL

Prices at 18 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $213 — 9% below the US median ($236), roughly 6.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $71 $95 ★ 3/5 192 min —
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $71 $95 ★ 4/5 146 min —
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $85 $129 ★ 2/5 181 min —
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL $86 $22 ★ 2/5 293 min —
Provident Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $86 $22 — 190 min —
Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center Chicago, IL $92 $93 ★ 3/5 186 min —
St Bernard Hospital Chicago, IL $198 — ★ 1/5 231 min —
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $210 $92 ★ 1/5 210 min —
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $210 $92 — — —
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $216 $184 ★ 3/5 237 min —
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $229 $40 ★ 4/5 298 min —
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $243 $216 ★ 2/5 247 min —
Shriners Hospital for Children Chicago, IL $329 $113 — — —
Jackson Park Hospital Chicago, IL $351 — ★ 1/5 268 min —
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL $439 $121 ★ 4/5 295 min —
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $484 $553 — — —
Larabida Childrens Hospital I Chicago, IL $484 $553 — — —
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $557 $557 ★ 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)
$435
Cash / self-pay
$213
Insurer-negotiated
$104
Medicare pays
$34
$81$484
Median cash $213  ·  Medicare $34  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $213 — about 6.2× the Medicare rate ($34). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($69).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $435 list price could save about $222 (51%).

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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, IL1,614
Swati DeshmukhDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL661
Brent Jordan, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL403
John Meyer, D.O.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL333
Christine Anderson, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL296
Anita Kelekar, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL278
Matthew CaidOrthopedic SurgeryChicago, IL216
James Min, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL212
Scott Grossberg, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL184
Zeeshan Baqui, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL172
Aparna Devi Yepuri, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL143
Bradley Adams, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL122

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