CT Scan of Upper Spine without Contrast Cost in Illinois
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 124 Illinois hospitals. CPT 72125. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
Hospital comparison — Illinois
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 124 hospitals.
| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | BCBS | UHC | Cigna | Humana | MultiPlan | Molina | Centene |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST ANTHONY HOSPITAL CHICAGO |
$50.10 | $49.31 | $112 | $112 | $49.31 | $112 | — | — | — |
| JAVON BEA HOSPITAL-RIVERSIDE ROCKFORD |
$84.11 | $112 | $329 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JOHN H STROGER JR HOSPITAL CHICAGO |
$86.80 | $42.09 | $80.60 | $156 | $62.84 | — | — | — | — |
| TOUCHETTE REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOND AVE CAHOKIA HEIGHTS |
$104 | $620 | $95.00 | $555 | — | $100 | $80.00 | — | — |
| GRAHAM HOSPITAL CANTON |
$110 | $64.88 | $64.88 | $89.08 | — | $71.48 | — | — | — |
| SAINT MARY HOSPITAL KANKAKEE KANKAKEE |
$111 | $92.54 | $92.54 | $111 | $111 | $92.54 | — | $97.17 | $111 |
| SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL EVANSTON |
$111 | $111 | $106 | $111 | $111 | $111 | — | $115 | $111 |
| SAINT JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER JOLIET |
$111 | $92.54 | $92.54 | $111 | $111 | $92.54 | — | $97.17 | $111 |
| HOLY FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER DES PLAINES |
$111 | $92.54 | $92.54 | $111 | $111 | $92.54 | — | $97.17 | $111 |
| SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL ELGIN |
$111 | $92.54 | $92.54 | $111 | $111 | $92.54 | — | $97.17 | $111 |
| MERCY MEDICAL CENTER AURORA |
$111 | $111 | $106 | $111 | $111 | $111 | — | $115 | $111 |
| RESURRECTION MEDICAL CENTER CHICAGO |
$111 | $92.54 | $92.54 | $111 | $111 | $92.54 | — | $97.17 | $111 |
| SAINT MARY OF NAZARETH HOSPITAL CHICAGO |
$111 | $111 | $106 | $111 | $111 | $111 | — | $115 | $111 |
| UNITYPOINT TRINITY MOLINE ROCK ISLAND |
$128 | $43.57 | $43.57 | $45.75 | $92.32 | $45.75 | — | — | $43.57 |
| GATEWAY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GRANITE CITY |
$184 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KIRBY MEDICAL CENTER MONTICELLO MONTICELLO |
$216 | $46.54 | $37.23 | $46.54 | $2,960 | $169 | $324 | $47.94 | $46.54 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS HOSPITAL SUITE 1400 |
$241 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL NASHVILLE |
$243 | $44.53 | $44.53 | $47.52 | $59.19 | $47.52 | — | $44.53 | $47.52 |
| DEACONESS ILLINOIS UNION COUNTY ANNA |
$256 | $46.76 | $44.53 | $75.67 | $136 | $75.67 | $76.25 | $44.53 | $44.53 |
| DEACONESS ILLINOIS CROSSROADS MOUNT VERNON |
$256 | $44.53 | $44.53 | $37.80 | $73.52 | $75.67 | $4,211 | $44.53 | $44.53 |
| RED BUD REGIONAL HOSPITAL RED BUD |
$256 | $1,189 | $1,694 | $1,096 | $99.23 | $147 | $113 | $1,189 | $1,189 |
| DEACONESS ILLINOIS MEDICAL CENTER MARION |
$256 | $46.76 | $44.53 | $75.67 | $105 | $79.45 | $76.25 | $44.98 | $44.53 |
| MCDONOUGH DISTRICT HOSPITAL E GRANT STREET MACOMB |
$259 | $44.75 | $134 | $42.08 | — | $44.75 | — | $44.75 | — |
| CLAY COUNTY HOSPITAL FLORA |
$316 | $44.53 | $44.53 | $46.54 | $253 | — | — | $44.53 | $46.54 |
| BLESSING HOSPITAL QUINCY |
$416 | $46.54 | $83.98 | $45.65 | $443 | $443 | — | — | — |
| PARIS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PARIS |
$443 | $502 | $532 | $549 | $549 | $561 | — | — | — |
| UW HEALTH BELVIDERE HOSPITAL E STATE ST ROCKFORD |
$585 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT JOSEPH - CHICAGO N LAKE SHORE DR CHICAGO |
$592 | $111 | $111 | $109 | $95.98 | $111 | — | — | $180 |
| UCHICAGO MEDICINE ADVENTHEALTH BOLINGBROOK BOLINGBROOK |
$625 | $112 | $134 | $113 | $115 | — | — | $168 | $181 |
| UCHICAGO MEDICINE ADVENTHEALTH LA GRANGE LA GRANGE |
$625 | $112 | $110 | $113 | $115 | — | — | $168 | $181 |
| UCHICAGO MEDICINE ADVENTHEALTH HINSDALE HINSDALE |
$625 | $112 | $110 | $113 | $115 | — | — | $168 | $181 |
| UCHICAGO MEDICINE ADVENTHEALTH GLENOAKS GLENDALE HEIGHTS |
$625 | $112 | $134 | $113 | $115 | — | — | $168 | $181 |
| ADVOCATE CHRIST MEDICAL CENTER OAK LAWN |
$780 | $941 | $912 | $718 | $653 | — | $1,248 | $161 | $161 |
| ADVOCATE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL - OAK LAWN OAK LAWN |
$780 | $941 | $929 | $718 | $653 | — | $1,248 | $161 | $161 |
| ADVOCATE GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL DOWNERS GROVE |
$785 | $941 | $934 | $718 | $653 | — | $1,256 | $161 | $161 |
| ADVOCATE GOOD SHEPHERD HOSPITAL BARRINGTON |
$800 | $941 | $940 | $718 | $653 | — | $1,280 | $161 | $161 |
| FRANCISCAN HEALTH OLYMPIA FIELDS OLYMPIA FIELDS |
$818 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER CHICAGO |
$855 | $941 | $940 | $718 | $653 | — | $1,368 | $161 | $161 |
| ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ALTON |
$907 | $112 | $112 | $112 | $597 | $112 | $1,134 | — | — |
| MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BELLEVILLE BELLEVILLE |
$907 | $105 | $105 | $105 | $597 | $105 | $1,134 | — | — |
| RIVERSIDE HEALTHCARE KANKAKEE |
$959 | $41.00 | $35.00 | $55.80 | $852 | $1,260 | — | $116 | $117 |
| CITY OF HOPE CHICAGO CANCER HOSPITAL ZION |
$1,074 | $800 | $1,499 | $112 | $1,500 | — | — | $112 | $112 |
| ADVOCATE SOUTH SUBURBAN HOSPITAL HAZEL CREST |
$1,125 | $941 | $938 | $718 | $653 | — | $1,800 | $161 | $161 |
| ADVOCATE TRINITY HOSPITAL CHICAGO |
$1,125 | $941 | $934 | $718 | $653 | — | $1,800 | $161 | $161 |
| ADVOCATE CONDELL MEDICAL CENTER LIBERTYVILLE |
$1,140 | $941 | $955 | $718 | $653 | — | $1,824 | $161 | $161 |
| CGH MEDICAL CENTER STERLING |
$1,160 | $47.10 | — | $45.00 | $53.00 | $70.00 | $76.00 | — | — |
| ADVOCATE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL - PARK RIDGE PARK RIDGE |
$1,250 | $941 | $942 | $718 | $653 | — | $2,000 | $161 | $161 |
| ADVOCATE LUTHERAN GENERAL HOSPITAL PARK RIDGE |
$1,250 | $941 | $925 | $718 | $653 | — | $2,000 | $161 | $161 |
| OSF SAINT KATHARINE MEDICAL CENTER DIXON |
$1,266 | $112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST SUBURBAN MEDICAL CENTER OAK PARK |
$1,351 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEISS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CHICAGO |
$1,410 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL ELGIN |
$1,510 | $941 | $972 | $718 | $653 | — | $2,718 | $161 | $161 |
| MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CHESTER |
$1,610 | $44.00 | — | $44.88 | $90.00 | — | — | — | $44.00 |
| HAMILTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT S MARSHALL AVE MCLEANSBOROR |
$1,667 | $124 | $124 | $124 | $1,454 | $741 | $1,574 | — | $124 |
| OSF HEALTHCARE DIVINE MERCY CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL PEORIA |
$1,671 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OSF ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER BLOOMINGTON |
$1,792 | $113 | $114 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HOPEDALE MEDICAL COMPLEX HOPEDALE |
$1,820 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| IROQUOIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WATSEKA |
$1,826 | — | — | — | $325 | — | — | — | — |
| FERRELL HOSPITAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS ELDORADO |
$1,846 | $70.03 | $89.06 | $886 | $51.29 | $886 | $1,969 | $89.06 | $886 |
| NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ARLINGTON HEIGHTS |
$1,963 | $112 | $143 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
That is the median of what the 124 Illinois hospitals above publish for Ct scan of upper spine without contrast — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 72125 in Illinois, Medicare reimburses about $130 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Illinois range from $50.10 to $5,219 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 16.3x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does ct scan of upper spine without contrast cost in Illinois?
- Cash prices for ct scan of upper spine without contrast (CPT 72125) in Illinois range from $50.10 to $5,219, with a median of $2,109. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest ct scan of upper spine without contrast in Illinois?
- The cheapest Illinois hospital published cash price for this procedure is $50.10. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.