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X-ray of Forearm, 2 Views Cost in Illinois
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 122 Illinois hospitals. CPT 73090. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $297
📉 Low $8.70
📈 High $1,282
🏥 122 hospitals
🏛️ 106 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $28.91
Hospital comparison — Illinois
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 122 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | BCBS | UHC | Cigna | Humana | MultiPlan | Molina | Centene |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST ANTHONY HOSPITAL CHICAGO |
$8.70 | $8.16 | $93.26 | $93.26 | $8.16 | $93.26 | — | — | — |
| JOHN H STROGER JR HOSPITAL CHICAGO |
$14.70 | $30.54 | $13.65 | $10.50 | $8.72 | — | — | — | — |
| TOUCHETTE REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOND AVE CAHOKIA HEIGHTS |
$15.19 | $65.00 | $95.00 | $136 | — | $70.00 | $80.00 | — | — |
| UW HEALTH BELVIDERE HOSPITAL E STATE ST ROCKFORD |
$15.70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GRAHAM HOSPITAL CANTON |
$16.71 | $9.86 | $9.86 | $13.54 | $110 | $10.86 | — | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT TRINITY MOLINE ROCK ISLAND |
$20.80 | $7.10 | $7.10 | $7.46 | $15.08 | $7.46 | — | — | $7.10 |
| MCDONOUGH DISTRICT HOSPITAL E GRANT STREET MACOMB |
$29.40 | $7.39 | $70.48 | $6.94 | — | $7.39 | — | $7.39 | — |
| KIRBY MEDICAL CENTER MONTICELLO MONTICELLO |
$39.60 | $7.70 | $6.16 | $7.70 | $480 | $26.85 | $59.40 | $7.93 | $7.70 |
| DEACONESS ILLINOIS CROSSROADS MOUNT VERNON |
$40.25 | $9.46 | $9.46 | $19.32 | $32.68 | $19.33 | $594 | $9.46 | $9.46 |
| RED BUD REGIONAL HOSPITAL RED BUD |
$40.25 | $195 | $278 | $195 | $44.10 | $65.52 | $50.40 | $195 | $195 |
| DEACONESS ILLINOIS UNION COUNTY ANNA |
$40.25 | $9.93 | $9.46 | $19.32 | $60.48 | $19.33 | $12.56 | $9.46 | $9.46 |
| DEACONESS ILLINOIS MEDICAL CENTER MARION |
$40.25 | $9.93 | $9.46 | $19.33 | $46.62 | $20.30 | $12.56 | $9.55 | $9.46 |
| BLESSING HOSPITAL QUINCY |
$48.36 | $7.70 | $13.10 | $7.70 | $51.58 | $51.58 | — | — | — |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS HOSPITAL SUITE 1400 |
$50.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CGH MEDICAL CENTER STERLING |
$55.64 | $47.10 | — | $45.00 | $53.00 | $70.00 | $76.00 | — | — |
| PARIS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PARIS |
$59.70 | $67.66 | $71.64 | $74.03 | $74.03 | $75.62 | — | — | — |
| JAVON BEA HOSPITAL-RIVERSIDE ROCKFORD |
$70.02 | $93.26 | $79.67 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL NASHVILLE |
$70.40 | $7.55 | $7.86 | $7.86 | $9.78 | $7.86 | — | $7.86 | $7.86 |
| RIVERSIDE HEALTHCARE KANKAKEE |
$72.00 | $41.00 | $35.00 | $55.80 | $42.80 | $48.00 | — | $96.51 | $97.44 |
| GATEWAY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GRANITE CITY |
$89.93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL ELGIN |
$92.00 | $48.70 | $48.70 | $92.79 | $24.26 | $48.70 | — | $51.14 | $92.79 |
| CLAY COUNTY HOSPITAL FLORA |
$92.00 | $7.70 | $9.46 | $7.70 | $73.60 | — | — | $9.46 | $7.70 |
| SAINT MARY OF NAZARETH HOSPITAL CHICAGO |
$92.00 | $70.52 | $70.52 | $92.79 | $24.26 | $70.52 | — | $74.05 | $92.79 |
| MERCY MEDICAL CENTER AURORA |
$92.00 | $70.52 | $70.52 | $92.79 | $24.26 | $70.52 | — | $74.05 | $92.79 |
| SAINT MARY HOSPITAL KANKAKEE KANKAKEE |
$92.00 | $48.70 | $48.70 | $92.79 | $24.26 | $48.70 | — | $51.14 | $92.79 |
| SAINT JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER JOLIET |
$92.00 | $48.70 | $48.70 | $92.79 | $24.26 | $48.70 | — | $51.14 | $92.79 |
| HOLY FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER DES PLAINES |
$92.00 | $48.70 | $48.70 | $92.79 | $92.79 | $48.70 | — | $51.14 | $92.79 |
| SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL EVANSTON |
$92.00 | $70.52 | $70.52 | $92.79 | $24.26 | $70.52 | — | $74.05 | $92.79 |
| RESURRECTION MEDICAL CENTER CHICAGO |
$92.00 | $48.70 | $48.70 | $92.79 | $24.26 | $48.70 | — | $51.14 | $92.79 |
| UCHICAGO MEDICINE ADVENTHEALTH GLENOAKS GLENDALE HEIGHTS |
$125 | $93.26 | $112 | $94.19 | $27.26 | — | — | $140 | $151 |
| UCHICAGO MEDICINE ADVENTHEALTH HINSDALE HINSDALE |
$125 | $93.26 | $91.30 | $94.19 | $27.26 | — | — | $140 | $151 |
| UCHICAGO MEDICINE ADVENTHEALTH LA GRANGE LA GRANGE |
$125 | $93.26 | $91.30 | $94.19 | $27.26 | — | — | $140 | $151 |
| UCHICAGO MEDICINE ADVENTHEALTH BOLINGBROOK BOLINGBROOK |
$125 | $93.26 | $112 | $94.19 | $27.26 | — | — | $140 | $151 |
| FRANCISCAN HEALTH OLYMPIA FIELDS OLYMPIA FIELDS |
$126 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEISS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CHICAGO |
$127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GIBSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GIBSON CITY |
$144 | $18.30 | $9.22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ALTON |
$162 | $66.29 | $39.90 | $201 | $67.25 | $51.83 | $202 | — | — |
| MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BELLEVILLE BELLEVILLE |
$162 | $66.29 | $39.90 | $201 | $67.25 | $51.83 | $202 | — | — |
| ADVOCATE CHRIST MEDICAL CENTER OAK LAWN |
$172 | $94.95 | $145 | $220 | $98.18 | — | $276 | $133 | $133 |
| ADVOCATE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL - OAK LAWN OAK LAWN |
$172 | $94.95 | $148 | $220 | $98.18 | — | $276 | $133 | $133 |
| HAMILTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT S MARSHALL AVE MCLEANSBOROR |
$178 | $27.43 | $27.43 | $27.43 | $155 | $78.96 | $168 | — | $27.43 |
| FERRELL HOSPITAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS ELDORADO |
$185 | $9.60 | $16.58 | $88.92 | $8.44 | $88.92 | $198 | $37.88 | $88.92 |
| MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CHESTER |
$190 | $44.00 | — | $44.88 | $90.00 | — | — | — | $44.00 |
| OSF HEALTHCARE DIVINE MERCY CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL PEORIA |
$194 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CITY OF HOPE CHICAGO CANCER HOSPITAL ZION |
$197 | $36.33 | $202 | $92.47 | $262 | — | — | $92.47 | $92.47 |
| ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL ELGIN |
$215 | $94.95 | $70.01 | $174 | $98.18 | — | $387 | $133 | $133 |
| ASCENSION SAINT JOSEPH - CHICAGO N LAKE SHORE DR CHICAGO |
$216 | $91.79 | $59.40 | $80.90 | $24.26 | $91.79 | — | — | $149 |
| HOPEDALE MEDICAL COMPLEX HOPEDALE |
$218 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER CHICAGO |
$222 | $94.95 | $150 | $220 | $98.18 | — | $356 | $133 | $133 |
| ADVOCATE GOOD SHEPHERD HOSPITAL BARRINGTON |
$232 | $94.95 | $150 | $220 | $98.18 | — | $372 | $133 | $133 |
| WEST SUBURBAN MEDICAL CENTER OAK PARK |
$245 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION CARTHAGE |
$249 | $88.82 | $121 | $258 | — | $87.08 | $280 | — | — |
| OSF LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY HOSPITAL EVERGREEN PARK |
$251 | $14.52 | $173 | — | — | — | — | $131 | $94.19 |
| SSM HEALTH GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL - MT. VERNON MT. VERNON |
$254 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SSM HEALTH ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL - CENTRALIA CENTRALIA |
$254 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OSF SAINT ANTHONY'S HEALTH CENTER ALTON |
$265 | $52.28 | $95.12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LARABIDA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CHICAGO |
$267 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRANKLIN HOSPITAL BENTON |
$274 | $124 | $214 | $122 | $122 | $274 | — | — | $122 |
| ADVOCATE TRINITY HOSPITAL CHICAGO |
$275 | $94.95 | $149 | $220 | $98.18 | — | $440 | $133 | $133 |
| ADVOCATE SOUTH SUBURBAN HOSPITAL HAZEL CREST |
$275 | $94.95 | $149 | $220 | $98.18 | — | $440 | $133 | $133 |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 73090, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $229 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
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That is the median of what the 122 Illinois hospitals above publish for X-ray of forearm, 2 views — 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 73090 in Illinois, Medicare reimburses about $28.91 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Illinois range from $8.70 to $1,282 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 10.3x 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 x-ray of forearm, 2 views cost in Illinois?
- Cash prices for x-ray of forearm, 2 views (CPT 73090) in Illinois range from $8.70 to $1,282, with a median of $297. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest x-ray of forearm, 2 views in Illinois?
- The cheapest Illinois hospital published cash price for this procedure is $8.70. 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.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Illinois facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 73090 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.