Chicago → X-ray of the lower back
X-ray of the lower back in Chicago
Across 21 of 30 hospitals, the self-pay price runs from $150 to $1,240 — 8.3× the price for the same billing code.
| Hospital | Self-pay price | List price | Insurers pay | Publishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola University Medical Center hospital.uillinois.edu · Maywood | $22–$638 varies | $912 | — | D |
| University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics hospital.uillinois.edu · Chicago | $22–$638 varies | $912 | — | D |
| John H Stroger Jr Hospital cookcountyhealth.org · Chicago | $24–$188 varies | $268 | $17–$214 | C |
| Provident Hospital of Chicago cookcountyhealth.org · Chicago | $24–$188 varies | $268 | $17–$214 | C |
| Mt Sinai Hospital Medical Center sinaichicago.org · Chicago | $29–$476 varies | $680 | $16–$1,538 | C |
| Holy Cross Hospital sinaichicago.org · Chicago | $29–$476 varies | $680 | $18–$1,538 | D |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange uchicagomedicineadventhealth.org · La Grange | $150 | $600 | $52–$314 | C |
| Rush Oak Park Hospital rush.edu · Oak Park | $322 | $644 | $23–$837 | B |
| Community First Medical Center cfmedicalcenter.com · Chicago | $347 | $694 | $69–$694 | B |
| Rush University Medical Center rush.edu · Chicago | $366 | $733 | $57–$990 | A |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital weisshospital.com · Chicago | $371 | $1,090 | $60–$709 | C |
| West Suburban Medical Center westsuburbanmc.com · Oak Park | $379 | $1,115 | $60–$725 | C |
| St Bernard Hospital stbh.org · Chicago | $380 | $380 | — | C |
| Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center advocatehealth.com · Oak Lawn | $382 | $765 | $161–$634 | C |
| Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center healthcare.ascension.org · Chicago | $409 | $1,238 | $44–$730 | B |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago healthcare.ascension.org · Chicago | $409 | $1,238 | $44–$730 | B |
| Shriners Hospital for Children shrinerschildrens.org · Chicago | $455 | $455 | $43–$157 | C |
| Osf Little Company of Mary Medical Center osfhealthcare.org · Evergreen Park | $478 | $797 | $23–$208 | D |
| Northwest Community Hospital 1 endeavorhealth.org · Arlington Heights | $505 | $505 | $100–$143 | C |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center advocatehealth.com · Chicago | $505 | $1,010 | $161–$822 | C |
| Jackson Park Hospital jacksonparkhospital.org · Chicago | $525 | $657 | — | B |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital advocatehealth.com · Park Ridge | $535 | $1,070 | $161–$952 | C |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital advocatehealth.com · Chicago | $575 | $1,150 | $161–$920 | C |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center uchicagomedicine.org · Chicago | $721 | $721 | $52–$402 | C |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago luriechildrens.org · Chicago | $731 | $1,044 | $177–$992 | B |
| Palos Community Hospital nm.org · Palos Heights | $909 | $1,299 | $208–$1,299 | C |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital uchicagomedicine.org · Harvey | $1,240 | $1,240 | $52–$330 | B |
| Loretto Hospital lorettohospital.org · Chicago | not published | $63 | $63 | F |
| Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1 healthcare.ascension.org · Elk Grove Village | not published | — | $97–$204 | F |
| St Alexius Medical Center healthcare.ascension.org · Hoffman Estates | not published | — | $97–$204 | 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 72110 —
X-ray lower spine. 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.