X-ray of the knee (4+ views) cost in Chicago, IL

Prices at 17 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $365 — 10% above the US median ($331), roughly 7.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL $104 $26 ★ 2/5 293 min —
Provident Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $104 $26 — 190 min —
Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center Chicago, IL $111 $111 ★ 3/5 186 min —
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $125 $198 ★ 2/5 181 min —
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $280 $55 ★ 4/5 298 min —
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $342 $111 ★ 1/5 210 min —
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $342 $111 — — —
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $365 $116 ★ 3/5 192 min —
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $365 $116 ★ 4/5 146 min —
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $379 $261 ★ 3/5 237 min —
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $478 $273 ★ 2/5 247 min —
Shriners Hospital for Children Chicago, IL $515 $136 — — —
Jackson Park Hospital Chicago, IL $698 — ★ 1/5 268 min —
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $725 $725 ★ 5/5 350 min —
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL $858 $146 ★ 4/5 295 min —
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $893 $1,021 — — —
Larabida Childrens Hospital I Chicago, IL $893 $1,021 — — —

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)
$955
Cash / self-pay
$365
Insurer-negotiated
$126
Medicare pays
$49
$108$872
Median cash $365  ·  Medicare $49  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $365 — about 7.4× the Medicare rate ($49). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($99).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $955 list price could save about $590 (62%).

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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, IL758
Swati DeshmukhDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL672
Brent Jordan, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL630
Shilpa Puppala, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL548
Vasili Karas, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryChicago, IL518
Denis Nam, M.D., M.SC.Orthopedic SurgeryChicago, IL412
Julia Bruene, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryChicago, IL372
Aparna Devi Yepuri, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL324
Jeremy Alland, MDFamily PracticeChicago, IL318
John Nickless, M.D.Sports MedicineChicago, IL291
Tad Gerlinger, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryChicago, IL271
Adam Edelstein, MDOrthopedic SurgeryChicago, IL271

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