Retina OCT scan cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 16 hospitals list a cash price for OCT scan of the retina (optical coherence tomography): from $27.44 to $850.00, with a median of $81.93. The lowest listed price is at Humboldt Park Health — $54.49 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $70.00 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 12 cities for code 92134, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Aug 24, 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt Park Health lowest Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Imaging of retina | $27.44 | $98.00 | $98.00 | 72% | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Cmptr Eye Scan Dx Img Post Seg; Re | $44.20 | $68.00 | $9.18–$37.13 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL Cmptr Eye Scan Dx Img Post Seg; Re | $44.20 | $68.00 | $9.18–$37.13 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Cmptr Eye Scan Dx Img Post Seg; Re | $44.20 | $68.00 | $9.18–$37.13 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Evanston Hospital Evanson, IL · (847) 570-2000 Cmptr Eye Scan Dx Img Post Seg; Re | $44.20 | $68.00 | $9.18–$37.13 | 35% | — source file |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 CMPTR EYE SCAN DX IMG POST SEG; RETINA | $70.00 | $70.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Endeavor Health Clinical Operations Evanston, IL CMPTR EYE SCAN DX IMG POST SEG; RETINA | $70.00 | $70.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Endeavor Health Clinical Operations Highland Park, IL CMPTR EYE SCAN DX IMG POST SEG; RETINA | $70.00 | $70.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Scan Computr Opht Dx Imag Post Seg Unil/Bil Retina | $93.86 | $494.00 | $57.28–$122.52 | 81% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Scan Computr Opht Dx Imag Post Seg Unil/Bil Retina | $113.62 | $494.00 | $171.42–$520.68 | 77% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Methodist Hospitals Gary, IN · (219) 886-4000 Computerized Ophthalmic Imaging Retina | $147.70 | $211.00 | $12.30–$377.54 | 30% | — source file |
| The Methodist Hospitals Merrillville, IN Computerized Ophthalmic Imaging Retina | $147.70 | $211.00 | $12.30–$377.54 | 30% | — source file |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey, IL · (708) 333-2300 Hc Scanning Computerized Ophthalmic Diagimaging, Posterior Segment, W/ Interpretatn And Rprt; Retina | $212.00 | $212.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine Northwest Indiana Crown Point, IN · (312) 755-4706 HC SCANNING COMPUTERIZED OPHTHALMIC DIAGIMAGING, POSTERIOR SEGMENT, W/ INTERPRETATN AND RPRT; RETINA | $212.00 | $212.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL · (312) 227-4000 H CPTRZ OPH DX IMG PST SGM RTA | $350.00 | $500.00 | $85.00–$8,500.00 | 30% | — source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Scanning Computerized Ophthalmic Diagimaging, Posterior Segment, W/ Interpretatn And Rprt; Retina | $850.00 | $850.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center both sides Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Pr Cptrized Oph Dx Img Pst Segment Uni/Bi Retina-Pbb | $516.00 | $516.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $27.44, median $81.93, highest $850.00 — a 31.0× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $516.00, median $516.00, highest $516.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 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 6 of 10 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 it is
An OCT scan takes cross-section images of the retina with light, to check macular degeneration and diabetic eye disease.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the scan and report for both eyes.