Abdominal MRI cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 50 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the abdomen without contrast: from $254.00 to $4,307.00, with a median of $1,777.50. The lowest listed price is at Saint Francis Hospital and 1 other hospital — $1,523.50 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $1,732.50 at 64 hospitals.
Cash prices at 50 facilities across 37 cities for code 74181, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 17, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026.
Lowest$254.00Saint Francis Hospital + 1 more
Median$1,777.50half pay less
Highest$4,307.00in this market
Difference17.0×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
median
Lowest $254.00Highest $5,060.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Francis Hospital lowest Evanston, IL HC MRI ABDOMEN WO CONTRAST | $254.00 | $2,762.00 | $128.76–$2,292.46 | 91% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center lowest Aurora, IL ABDOMEN W/O CONTRAST | $254.00 | $4,726.00 | $131.19–$4,726.00 | 95% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center lowest Aurora, IL CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY | $254.00 | $4,726.00 | $131.19–$4,726.00 | 95% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roseland Community Hospital Association Chicago, IL MRI scan of abdomen without contrast | $302.84 | $597.00 | $237.79–$750.00 | 49% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Humboldt Park Health North Francisco Chicago, IL MRI scan of abdomen without contrast | $550.66 | $1,966.65 | $1,966.65 | 72% | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL Hc Abdomen W/O Contrast Research | $598.00 | $598.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park, IL MR Scan Abdomen W/O Con | $739.67 | $3,893.00 | $761.00–$2,544.00 | 81% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL MR Scan Abdomen W/O Con | $895.39 | $3,893.00 | $2,530.45–$4,082.00 | 77% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Presence Chicago Hospitals Network Chicago, IL HC MRI ABDOMEN WITHOUT CONT | $911.46 | $2,762.00 | $147.46–$1,705.56 | 67% | — source file |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL HC MRI, ABDOMEN (MRI) | $950.00 | $3,800.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange, IL HC MRI, ABDOMEN (MRI) | $950.00 | $3,800.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL HC MRI, ABDOMEN (MRI) | $950.00 | $3,800.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL HC MRI, ABDOMEN (MRI) | $950.00 | $3,800.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange, IL HC MRI, ABDOMEN (MRI) | $950.00 | $3,800.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL HC MRI, ABDOMEN (MRI) | $950.00 | $3,800.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL HC MRI, ABDOMEN (MRI) | $950.00 | $3,800.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL HC MRI, ABDOMEN (MRI) | $950.00 | $3,800.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL MR ABDOMEN W/O DYE | $1,210.00 | $2,420.00 | $365.36–$1,936.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn, IL MR ABDOMEN W/O DYE | $1,210.00 | $2,420.00 | $365.36–$1,936.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare Weiss Memorial Hospital LLC Chicago, IL MRI Abdomen w/o Contrast BCE | $1,307.98 | $3,847.00 | $242.66–$2,500.55 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare Weiss Memorial Hospital LLC Chicago, IL MRI Abdomen w/o Contrast | $1,307.98 | $3,847.00 | $242.66–$2,500.55 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL MR ABDOMEN W/O DYE | $1,350.00 | $2,700.00 | $365.36–$2,197.80 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Community First Healthcare of Illinois INC Chicago, IL MRI scan of abdomen without contrast | $1,393.00 | $2,786.00 | $255.69–$2,786.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL MR ABDOMEN W/O DYE | $1,425.00 | $2,850.00 | $365.36–$2,280.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL MR ABDOMEN W/O DYE | $1,505.00 | $3,010.00 | $365.36–$2,408.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL MR ABDOMEN W/O DYE | $1,650.00 | $3,300.00 | $365.36–$2,640.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL MR ABDOMEN W/O DYE | $1,650.00 | $3,300.00 | $365.36–$3,214.20 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center LLC Oak Park, IL MRI Abdomen w/o Contrast | $1,655.13 | $4,868.03 | $244.41–$3,164.22 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center LLC Oak Park, IL MRI Abdomen w/o Contrast BCE | $1,655.13 | $4,868.03 | $244.41–$3,164.22 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge, IL MR ABDOMEN W/O DYE | $1,700.00 | $3,400.00 | $365.36–$3,026.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL MR ABDOMEN W/O DYE | $1,700.00 | $3,400.00 | $365.36–$3,026.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL MR ABDOMEN W/O DYE | $1,765.00 | $3,530.00 | $365.36–$2,824.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL MR ABDOMEN W/O DYE | $1,790.00 | $3,580.00 | $365.36–$3,222.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL MRI Abd W/O Contrast | $2,078.05 | $3,197.00 | $431.60–$1,745.56 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Evanston Hospital Evanson, IL MRI Abd W/O Contrast | $2,078.05 | $3,197.00 | $431.60–$1,745.56 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL MRI Abd W/O Contrast | $2,078.05 | $3,197.00 | $431.60–$1,745.56 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL MRI Abd W/O Contrast | $2,078.05 | $3,197.00 | $431.60–$1,745.56 | 35% | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Chicago Chicago, IL MRI ABDOMEN W/O CONTRAST | $2,112.80 | $2,112.80 | $165.17–$1,069.47 | — | — source file |
| Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights, IL Hb Mri Abdomen W/O Dye | $2,766.00 | $2,766.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL HB MRI ABD W/O CONTRAST | $3,301.00 | $3,301.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Endeavor Health Clinical Operations Highland Park, IL HB MRI ABD W/O CONTRAST | $3,301.00 | $3,301.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Endeavor Health Clinical Operations Evanston, IL HB MRI ABD W/O CONTRAST | $3,301.00 | $3,301.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Methodist Hospitals, Inc. Gary, IN MRI Abdomen W/O Cont | $3,451.70 | $4,931.00 | $251.20–$4,388.59 | 30% | — source file |
| The Methodist Hospitals, Inc. Gary, IN MRI Kidney W/O Cont | $3,451.70 | $4,931.00 | $251.20–$4,388.59 | 30% | — source file |
| The Methodist Hospitals, Inc. Gary, IN MRI Liver W/O Cont | $3,451.70 | $4,931.00 | $251.20–$4,388.59 | 30% | — source file |
| The Methodist Hospitals, Inc. Merrillville, IN MRI Liver W/O Cont | $3,451.70 | $4,931.00 | $251.20–$4,388.59 | 30% | — source file |
| The Methodist Hospitals, Inc. Gary, IN MRI Mrcp W/O Cont | $3,451.70 | $4,931.00 | $251.20–$4,388.59 | 30% | — source file |
| The Methodist Hospitals, Inc. Merrillville, IN MRI Kidney W/O Cont | $3,451.70 | $4,931.00 | $251.20–$4,388.59 | 30% | — source file |
| The Methodist Hospitals, Inc. Merrillville, IN MRI Abdomen W/O Cont | $3,451.70 | $4,931.00 | $251.20–$4,388.59 | 30% | — source file |
| The Methodist Hospitals, Inc. Merrillville, IN MRI Mrcp W/O Cont | $3,451.70 | $4,931.00 | $251.20–$4,388.59 | 30% | — source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL HB MRI Abdomen W/O Dye | $3,700.20 | $5,286.00 | $787.61–$5,286.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich, IL HB MRI Abdomen W/O Dye | $3,700.20 | $5,286.00 | $1,004.34–$5,286.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital Dekalb, IL HB MRI Abdomen W/O Dye | $3,700.20 | $5,286.00 | $967.34–$5,286.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL HB MRI Abdomen W/O Dye | $3,700.20 | $5,286.00 | $845.76–$5,286.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL HB MRI Abdomen W/O Dye | $3,700.20 | $5,286.00 | $877.48–$5,286.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northern Illinois Medical Center DBA Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL HB MRI Abdomen W/O Dye | $3,700.20 | $5,286.00 | $1,020.20–$5,286.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL HB MRI Abdomen W/O Dye | $3,700.20 | $5,286.00 | $364.73–$5,286.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital Wheaton, IL HB MRI Abdomen W/O Dye | $3,700.20 | $5,286.00 | $2,220.12–$5,286.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL H MR ABDOMEN WO CONTRAST | $3,934.70 | $5,621.00 | $955.57–$8,500.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Uchicago Medicine Northwest Indiana Crown Point, IN HC MRI, ABDOMEN; WITHOUT CONTRAST MATERIAL(S) | $4,052.00 | $4,052.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey, IL Hc Mri, Abdomen; Without Contrast Material(S) | $4,052.00 | $4,052.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst, IL HC MRI ABDOMEN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $4,307.00 | $4,307.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Edward Hospital Naperville, IL HC MRI ABDOMEN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $4,307.00 | $4,307.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL Hc Mri, Abdomen; Without Contrast Material(S) | $5,060.00 | $5,060.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $254.00, median $1,777.50, highest $4,307.00 — a 17.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 31 facilities here, median $1,700.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 32 of 37 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
An abdominal MRI without contrast images the liver, pancreas, kidneys and bile ducts. It is used, for example, to look at bile ducts (MRCP) or liver fat, without radiation.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the scan. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately.