Retina OCT scan cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 17 hospitals list a cash price for OCT scan of the retina (optical coherence tomography): from $27.44 to $850.00, with a median of $93.86. The lowest listed price is at Humboldt Park Health — $66.42 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $93.86 at 19 hospitals.
- The median here, $93.86, is about the same as the US median of $93.00.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- 6 of 17 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 12 cities for code 92134, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 10, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2025 and Nov 5, 2026.
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.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt Park Health lowest Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Imaging of retina File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $27.44 | $98.00 | $32.34–$102.90 | 72% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 PF-SCANNING COMP DX RETINA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $32.20 | $46.00 | $29.90–$55.50 | 30% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Cmptr Eye Scan Dx Img Post Seg; Re File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $44.20 | $68.00 | $9.18–$37.13 | 35% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Cmptr Eye Scan Dx Img Post Seg; Re File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $44.20 | $68.00 | $9.18–$37.13 | 35% |
| Loretto Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 626-4300 CPTR OPHTH DX IMG POST SEGMT File of Nov 5, 2026 · source file | $53.77 | $89.61 | $53.77–$89.61 | 40% |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 CMPTR EYE SCAN DX IMG POST SEG; RETINA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $70.00 | $70.00 | — | — |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL CMPTR EYE SCAN DX IMG POST SEG; RETINA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $70.00 | $70.00 | — | — |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 CMPTR EYE SCAN DX IMG POST SEG; RETINA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $70.00 | $70.00 | — | — |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Scan Computr Opht Dx Imag Post Seg Unil/Bil Retina File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $93.86 | $494.00 | $57.28–$122.52 | 81% |
| MacNeal Hospital Berwyn, IL · (708) 783-9100 Scan Computr Opht Dx Imag Post Seg Unil/Bil Retina File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $93.86 | $494.00 | $93.86–$684.19 | 81% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 SCAN COMP DX IMAGE RETINA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $105.70 | $151.00 | $14.02–$120.80 | 30% |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Scan Computr Opht Dx Imag Post Seg Unil/Bil Retina File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $113.62 | $494.00 | $171.42–$520.68 | 77% |
| Methodist Hospital-Southlake Merrillville, IN · (219) 886-4000 Computerized Ophthalmic Imaging Retina File of Aug 18, 2026 · source file | $147.70 | $211.00 | $12.30–$377.54 | 30% |
| The Methodist Hospitals Gary, IN · (219) 886-4000 Computerized Ophthalmic Imaging Retina File of Aug 18, 2026 · source file | $147.70 | $211.00 | $12.30–$377.54 | 30% |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey, IL · (708) 333-2300 Hc Scanning Computerized Ophthalmic Diagimaging, Posterior Segment, W/ Interpretatn And Rprt; Retina File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $212.00 | $212.00 | — | — |
| Uchicago Medicine Northwest Indiana Crown Point, IN · (312) 755-4706 HC SCANNING COMPUTERIZED OPHTHALMIC DIAGIMAGING, POSTERIOR SEGMENT, W/ INTERPRETATN AND RPRT; RETINA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $212.00 | $212.00 | — | — |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL · (312) 227-4000 H CPTRZ OPH DX IMG PST SGM RTA File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $350.00 | $500.00 | $85.00–$936.00 | 30% |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Scanning Computerized Ophthalmic Diagimaging, Posterior Segment, W/ Interpretatn And Rprt; Retina File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $850.00 | $850.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $27.44, median $93.86, highest $850.00 — a 31.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $70.00. 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 9 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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 retina OCT scan is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Retina OCT scan explained.