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Brain MRI (without contrast) at Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge

1775 Dempster Street, Park Ridge, IL · Advocate Health · · NPI 1508315516

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Nov 4, 2025 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$1,700.00

Cash price

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$3,400.00

Gross charge

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$365.36 with Ambetter vs $2,720.00 with Private Healthcare Systems — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer

Payer Plan Negotiated rate vs. cash
Ambetter Medicare Advantage $365.36 ↓ -79%
Molina Medicare Advantage $365.36 ↓ -79%
Oscar Health HMO Medicare Advantage $377.96 ↓ -78%
HSTechnology Medicare Advantage $483.79 ↓ -72%
Cigna Commercial $1,096.00 ↓ -36%
Cigna One Health Commercial $1,096.00 ↓ -36%
United Healthcare HMO $1,276.00 ↓ -25%
United Healthcare Charter Commercial $1,276.00 ↓ -25%
United Healthcare Core Navigate Commercial $1,276.00 ↓ -25%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $1,276.00 ↓ -25%
Advocate Employee Commercial $1,339.60 ↓ -21%
Blue Cross Blue Shield City of Chicago Commercial $1,570.56 ↓ -8%
Aetna Commercial $1,613.00 ↓ -5%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Choice Commercial $1,698.56 ↓ -0%
Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO $1,788.16 ↑ +5%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Precision Managed Care $2,499.00 ↑ +47%
Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO $2,539.80 ↑ +49%
Multiplan Commercial $2,720.00 ↑ +60%
Private Healthcare Systems Commercial $2,720.00 ↑ +60%

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Brain MRI (without contrast) at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $1,509.60 $268.49 – $1,182.52
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $1,509.60 $235.87 – $3,022.00
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $1,210.00 $365.36 – $1,936.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $1,765.00 $365.36 – $2,824.00

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