Chicago → MRI of the brain
MRI of the brain in Chicago
Across 20 of 30 hospitals, the self-pay price runs from $941 to $4,097 — 4.4× the price for the same billing code.
| Hospital | Self-pay price | List price | Insurers pay | Publishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics hospital.uillinois.edu · Chicago | $121–$3,960 varies | $5,657 | — | D |
| Loyola University Medical Center hospital.uillinois.edu · Maywood | $121–$3,960 varies | $5,657 | — | D |
| John H Stroger Jr Hospital cookcountyhealth.org · Chicago | $126–$427 varies | $610 | $81–$750 | C |
| Provident Hospital of Chicago cookcountyhealth.org · Chicago | $126–$427 varies | $610 | $81–$750 | C |
| Mt Sinai Hospital Medical Center sinaichicago.org · Chicago | $192–$2,761 varies | $3,944 | $110–$8,913 | C |
| Holy Cross Hospital sinaichicago.org · Chicago | $192–$2,761 varies | $3,944 | $124–$8,913 | D |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago healthcare.ascension.org · Chicago | $941 | $2,851 | $147–$1,913 | B |
| Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center healthcare.ascension.org · Chicago | $941 | $2,851 | $147–$1,913 | B |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange uchicagomedicineadventhealth.org · La Grange | $950 | $3,800 | $250–$414 | C |
| St Bernard Hospital stbh.org · Chicago | $1,203 | $1,203 | — | C |
| Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center advocatehealth.com · Oak Lawn | $1,210 | $2,420 | $365–$1,936 | C |
| Rush University Medical Center rush.edu · Chicago | $1,276 | $2,553 | $263–$3,447 | A |
| Community First Medical Center cfmedicalcenter.com · Chicago | $1,330 | $2,660 | $256–$2,660 | B |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center advocatehealth.com · Chicago | $1,350 | $2,700 | $365–$2,198 | C |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital weisshospital.com · Chicago | $1,400 | $4,118 | $240–$2,676 | C |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital advocatehealth.com · Chicago | $1,650 | $3,300 | $365–$2,640 | C |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital advocatehealth.com · Park Ridge | $1,700 | $3,400 | $365–$3,026 | C |
| Rush Oak Park Hospital rush.edu · Oak Park | $1,762 | $3,523 | $209–$4,580 | B |
| West Suburban Medical Center westsuburbanmc.com · Oak Park | $1,779 | $5,231 | $244–$3,400 | C |
| Shriners Hospital for Children shrinerschildrens.org · Chicago | $2,113 | $2,113 | $166–$1,200 | C |
| Osf Little Company of Mary Medical Center osfhealthcare.org · Evergreen Park | $2,453–$2,871 varies | $4,785 | $147–$476 | D |
| Jackson Park Hospital jacksonparkhospital.org · Chicago | $2,803 | $3,504 | — | B |
| Northwest Community Hospital 1 endeavorhealth.org · Arlington Heights | $2,987 | $2,987 | $256–$622 | C |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago luriechildrens.org · Chicago | $3,391 | $4,844 | $823–$4,602 | B |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital uchicagomedicine.org · Harvey | $3,750 | $3,750 | $256–$1,583 | B |
| Palos Community Hospital nm.org · Palos Heights | $3,887 | $5,553 | $888–$5,553 | C |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center uchicagomedicine.org · Chicago | $4,097 | $4,097 | $256–$1,829 | C |
| St Alexius Medical Center healthcare.ascension.org · Hoffman Estates | not published | — | $239–$2,023 | F |
| Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1 healthcare.ascension.org · Elk Grove Village | not published | — | $330–$2,023 | F |
| Loretto Hospital lorettohospital.org · Chicago | not published | $3,555 | $3,555 | F |
What these three numbers mean
Self-pay price is what the hospital says it charges someone paying directly. It is the number to ask for by name. List price is the undiscounted charge almost nobody pays. Insurers pay is the range of procedure-specific negotiated rates in the file — useful mainly to see whether the self-pay price is above or below what insurers get.
Some hospitals attach one flat rate to nearly their whole price list. Those are excluded here, because a number identical for a colonoscopy and a blood test says nothing about either. More on that →
Billing code CPT 70551 —
MRI brain without contrast. Every price on this page is read from the hospital's
own published file; open a hospital to see which file and when it was read.