Chicago → MRI of the knee
MRI of the knee in Chicago
Across 13 of 30 hospitals, the self-pay price runs from $950 to $4,638 — 4.9× 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 | $112–$3,959 varies | $5,656 | — | D |
| Loyola University Medical Center hospital.uillinois.edu · Maywood | $112–$3,959 varies | $5,656 | — | D |
| John H Stroger Jr Hospital cookcountyhealth.org · Chicago | $116–$640 varies | $610 | $72–$750 | C |
| Provident Hospital of Chicago cookcountyhealth.org · Chicago | $116–$640 varies | $610 | $72–$750 | C |
| Mt Sinai Hospital Medical Center sinaichicago.org · Chicago | $171–$1,512 varies | $2,160 | $97–$4,883 | C |
| Holy Cross Hospital sinaichicago.org · Chicago | $171–$1,512 varies | $2,160 | $110–$4,883 | D |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange uchicagomedicineadventhealth.org · La Grange | $950 | $3,800 | $250–$414 | C |
| St Bernard Hospital stbh.org · Chicago | $1,203–$2,398 varies | $2,398 | — | C |
| Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center advocatehealth.com · Oak Lawn | $1,210–$1,510 varies | $2,420 | $365–$2,416 | C |
| Rush Oak Park Hospital rush.edu · Oak Park | $1,296 | $2,592 | $209–$3,370 | B |
| Rush University Medical Center rush.edu · Chicago | $1,297 | $2,594 | $263–$3,502 | A |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center advocatehealth.com · Chicago | $1,350–$1,690 varies | $3,380 | $365–$2,751 | C |
| Northwest Community Hospital 1 endeavorhealth.org · Arlington Heights | $1,378–$5,750 varies | $2,860 | $256–$529 | C |
| Community First Medical Center cfmedicalcenter.com · Chicago | $1,483 | $2,966 | $256–$2,966 | B |
| West Suburban Medical Center westsuburbanmc.com · Oak Park | $1,553 | $4,567 | $244–$2,969 | C |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital weisshospital.com · Chicago | $1,579–$1,870 varies | $4,645 | $244–$3,575 | C |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital advocatehealth.com · Chicago | $1,650–$2,060 varies | $4,120 | $365–$3,296 | C |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital advocatehealth.com · Park Ridge | $1,700–$2,120 varies | $4,240 | $365–$3,774 | C |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago healthcare.ascension.org · Chicago | $1,966 | $5,957 | $160–$3,515 | B |
| Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center healthcare.ascension.org · Chicago | $1,966 | $5,957 | $160–$3,515 | B |
| Shriners Hospital for Children shrinerschildrens.org · Chicago | $2,113 | $2,113 | $171–$1,181 | C |
| Jackson Park Hospital jacksonparkhospital.org · Chicago | $2,777 | $3,471 | — | B |
| Osf Little Company of Mary Medical Center osfhealthcare.org · Evergreen Park | $2,871–$4,307 varies | $4,785 | $134–$476 | D |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago luriechildrens.org · Chicago | $3,403 | $4,862 | $827–$4,619 | B |
| Palos Community Hospital nm.org · Palos Heights | $3,835 | $5,479 | $877–$5,479 | C |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital uchicagomedicine.org · Harvey | $4,303 | $4,303 | $256–$1,583 | B |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center uchicagomedicine.org · Chicago | $4,638 | $4,638 | $256–$1,829 | C |
| Loretto Hospital lorettohospital.org · Chicago | not published | $247 | $176–$615 | F |
| St Alexius Medical Center healthcare.ascension.org · Hoffman Estates | not published | — | $239–$1,992 | F |
| Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1 healthcare.ascension.org · Elk Grove Village | not published | — | $361–$1,992 | 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 73721 —
MRI knee 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.