X-ray of the pelvis (1 view) cost in Chicago, IL

Prices at 18 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $200 — 17% below the US median ($240), roughly 7.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $40 $30 ★ 4/5 298 min —
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $93 $116 ★ 3/5 192 min —
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $93 $116 ★ 4/5 146 min —
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL $102 $28 ★ 2/5 293 min —
Provident Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $102 $28 — 190 min —
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $104 $164 ★ 2/5 181 min —
Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center Chicago, IL $111 $111 ★ 3/5 186 min —
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $196 $111 ★ 1/5 210 min —
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $196 $111 — — —
St Bernard Hospital Chicago, IL $204 — ★ 1/5 231 min —
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $230 $207 ★ 3/5 237 min —
Shriners Hospital for Children Chicago, IL $329 $100 — — —
Jackson Park Hospital Chicago, IL $344 — ★ 1/5 268 min —
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $413 $257 ★ 2/5 247 min —
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL $536 $146 ★ 4/5 295 min —
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $557 $636 — — —
Larabida Childrens Hospital I Chicago, IL $557 $636 — — —
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $576 $576 ★ 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
$200
Insurer-negotiated
$116
Medicare pays
$28
$93$557
Median cash $200  ·  Medicare $28  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $200 — about 7.1× the Medicare rate ($28). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($56).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $445 list price could save about $245 (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
Christine Anderson, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL327
Jeffrey AckermanOrthopedic SurgeryChicago, IL306
Anita Kelekar, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL288
John Meyer, D.O.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL155
Mark Saker, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL117
Daniel Park, MDOrthopedic SurgeryChicago, IL116
Charles Lieder, D.O.Orthopedic SurgeryChicago, IL77
Zeeshan Baqui, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL68
Anoop Chacko Achanaril, MBBSDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL62
Smeet Patel, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL54
Joseph Graves, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL53
Benjamin Mayo, M.D.Sports MedicineChicago, IL52

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