Posted Price

MRI of the brain, without and with contrast at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

CPT 70553 · Chicago, IL

Cash price$2,125.00
Gross charge$4,250.00
Insurer rates$539.81 – $3,459.50

These are Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center's own posted figures from its standard-charges file dated November 4, 2025. They are not a quote. Source: the hospital's file · its price transparency page.

Across 39 Illinois hospitals we index that post a cash price for this service: lowest $372.00, median $2,650.00, highest $7,315.00. See every hospital.

Nearby hospitals, same service

HospitalDistanceCash priceGross chargeFile date
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago
Chicago, IL
0.0 mi$1,404.15$4,255.002026-01-01
Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL
2.4 mi$2,043.51$6,010.322025-03-17
Humboldt Park Health
Chicago, IL
3.1 mi$845.60$3,020.002026-09-29
Swedish Hospital
Chicago, IL
3.4 mi$4,990.00$4,990.002026-04-01
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL
3.6 mi$5,385.10$7,693.002026-04-01
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, IL
3.6 mi$5,255.60$7,508.002026-09-01
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics
Chicago, IL
4.5 mi$2,444.40$8,148.002026-04-01
Saint Francis Hospital-Evanston
Evanston, IL
6.5 mi$372.00$4,255.002026-09-01

Distances are straight-line from ZIP code centers. Each hospital's figures come from its own file; files are updated on different dates.

Every row for CPT 70553 in this hospital's file

Row in the hospital's fileSettingCashGrossInsurer min – max
MR BRAIN W/WO DYE
line 6587
outpatient$2,125.00$4,250.00$539.81 – $3,459.50
MR BRAIN W/WO DYE
line 15665
inpatient$2,125.00$4,250.00$1,857.25 – $3,400.00

The first row is the one used above. A price for one code usually covers the hospital's facility charge only; the doctor, anesthesia, pathology and other services can be billed separately. Ask the hospital for a good faith estimate before a scheduled service: if you pay yourself and the bill comes in $400 or more above the estimate, you can dispute it under the No Surprises Act.

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