Chicago → MRI of the brain, with and without contrast
MRI of the brain, with and without contrast in Chicago
Across 20 of 30 hospitals, the self-pay price runs from $1,350 to $7,132 — 5.3× 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 | $190–$5,432 varies | $7,760 | — | D |
| Loyola University Medical Center hospital.uillinois.edu · Maywood | $190–$5,432 varies | $7,760 | — | D |
| John H Stroger Jr Hospital cookcountyhealth.org · Chicago | $195–$624 varies | $892 | $128–$800 | C |
| Provident Hospital of Chicago cookcountyhealth.org · Chicago | $195–$624 varies | $892 | $128–$800 | C |
| Mt Sinai Hospital Medical Center sinaichicago.org · Chicago | $197–$4,100 varies | $5,857 | $113–$13,236 | C |
| Holy Cross Hospital sinaichicago.org · Chicago | $197–$4,100 varies | $5,857 | $127–$13,236 | D |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange uchicagomedicineadventhealth.org · La Grange | $1,350 | $5,400 | $366–$606 | C |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago healthcare.ascension.org · Chicago | $1,404 | $4,255 | $244–$3,035 | B |
| Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center healthcare.ascension.org · Chicago | $1,404 | $4,255 | $244–$3,035 | B |
| West Suburban Medical Center westsuburbanmc.com · Oak Park | $1,886 | $5,546 | $361–$3,605 | C |
| Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center advocatehealth.com · Oak Lawn | $1,915 | $3,830 | $540–$3,064 | C |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital weisshospital.com · Chicago | $2,044 | $6,010 | $361–$3,907 | C |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center advocatehealth.com · Chicago | $2,125 | $4,250 | $540–$3,460 | C |
| St Bernard Hospital stbh.org · Chicago | $2,266 | $2,266 | — | C |
| Community First Medical Center cfmedicalcenter.com · Chicago | $2,280 | $4,560 | $374–$4,560 | B |
| Rush Oak Park Hospital rush.edu · Oak Park | $2,384 | $4,767 | $353–$6,197 | B |
| Rush University Medical Center rush.edu · Chicago | $2,390 | $4,781 | $385–$6,454 | A |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital advocatehealth.com · Chicago | $2,575 | $5,150 | $540–$4,120 | C |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital advocatehealth.com · Park Ridge | $2,650 | $5,300 | $540–$4,717 | C |
| Shriners Hospital for Children shrinerschildrens.org · Chicago | $3,236 | $3,236 | $269–$1,903 | C |
| Osf Little Company of Mary Medical Center osfhealthcare.org · Evergreen Park | $3,325 | $5,541 | $226–$695 | D |
| Northwest Community Hospital 1 endeavorhealth.org · Arlington Heights | $3,992–$4,381 varies | $3,992 | $374–$1,008 | C |
| Jackson Park Hospital jacksonparkhospital.org · Chicago | $4,107 | $5,134 | — | B |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago luriechildrens.org · Chicago | $4,570 | $6,529 | $1,110–$6,203 | B |
| Palos Community Hospital nm.org · Palos Heights | $5,385 | $7,693 | $1,231–$7,693 | C |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital uchicagomedicine.org · Harvey | $6,926 | $6,926 | $374–$3,517 | B |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center uchicagomedicine.org · Chicago | $7,132 | $7,132 | $374–$4,063 | C |
| Loretto Hospital lorettohospital.org · Chicago | not published | $5,134 | $297–$5,134 | F |
| St Alexius Medical Center healthcare.ascension.org · Hoffman Estates | not published | — | $354–$3,210 | F |
| Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1 healthcare.ascension.org · Elk Grove Village | not published | — | $553–$3,210 | 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 70553 —
MRI brain with/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.