X-ray of the lower leg cost in Chicago, IL

Prices at 18 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $185 — 25% below the US median ($248), roughly 5.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $53 $92 ★ 3/5 192 min —
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $53 $92 ★ 4/5 146 min —
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $55 $37 ★ 4/5 298 min —
Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center Chicago, IL $92 $93 ★ 3/5 186 min —
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $106 $168 ★ 2/5 181 min —
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL $156 $23 ★ 2/5 293 min —
Provident Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $156 $23 — 190 min —
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $166 $92 ★ 1/5 210 min —
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $166 $92 — — —
St Bernard Hospital Chicago, IL $204 — ★ 1/5 231 min —
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $233 $212 ★ 3/5 237 min —
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $278 $220 ★ 2/5 247 min —
Jackson Park Hospital Chicago, IL $395 — ★ 1/5 268 min —
Shriners Hospital for Children Chicago, IL $412 $100 — — —
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $526 $601 — — —
Larabida Childrens Hospital I Chicago, IL $526 $601 — — —
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $537 $537 ★ 5/5 350 min —
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL $589 $121 ★ 4/5 295 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)
$453
Cash / self-pay
$185
Insurer-negotiated
$96
Medicare pays
$31
$54$529
Median cash $185  ·  Medicare $31  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $185 — about 5.9× the Medicare rate ($31). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($63).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $453 list price could save about $267 (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, IL588
John Meyer, D.O.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL100
Zeeshan Baqui, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL57
Joseph Graves, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL43
Benjamin Mayo, M.D.Sports MedicineChicago, IL18
Tamer AlbatainehDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL17
Nancy Sibigtroth, M.D.Radiation OncologyChicago, IL16
Ionut Bugeag, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL14
Alan Hecht, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL14
John Keen, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL11

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