CashPrice · what hospitals actually charge cash-pay patients — normalized from the federal price-transparency files

Chicago, IL — hospital cash prices

Hospitals covered: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, University of Chicago Medical Center.

Procedure	Cash price	Hospitals
MRI of the Brain (without contrast)	$3,743.90	2
MRI of the Brain (with & without contrast)	$5,851.15	2
MRI of the Lower Back (lumbar spine, without contrast)	$4,561.20	2
MRI of the Neck (cervical spine, without contrast)	$4,328	2
MRI of the Knee (without contrast)	$4,020.70	2
MRI of the Shoulder (without contrast)	$4,571.40	2
MRI of the Abdomen (without contrast)	$2,266.35	2
CT Scan of the Head (without contrast)	$2,260.85	2
CT Scan of the Abdomen & Pelvis (with contrast)	$5,158.45	2
CT Scan of the Chest (without contrast)	$2,591.90	2
Ultrasound of the Abdomen (complete)	$1,022	2
Pelvic Ultrasound (complete)	$978.70	2
Screening Mammogram (bilateral)	$614	1
Chest X-Ray (2 views)	$649.20	2
Diagnostic Colonoscopy	$2,790	1
Colonoscopy with Biopsy	$289	1
Colonoscopy with Polyp Removal (snare)	$3,949	1
Upper Endoscopy (EGD, diagnostic)	$2,117.75	2
Knee Arthroscopy (meniscectomy)	from $3,506.34	1
Cataract Surgery (one eye)	from $2,473.11	1
Echocardiogram (complete, with Doppler)	$5,126.65	2
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (blood test)	$206.95	2
Lipid Panel (cholesterol blood test)	$205.05	2
Complete Blood Count (CBC with differential)	$115.55	2
Hemoglobin A1C (diabetes blood test)	$146.45	2
Office Visit (established patient, moderate)	$317.60	2
Office Visit (new patient, moderate)	$468.05	2
Sleep Study (polysomnography, attended)	$2,653.80	2