Retina OCT scan cost in Chicago, IL — inpatient
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 11 hospitals list a cash price for OCT scan of the retina (optical coherence tomography) as an inpatient: from $44.20 to $850.00, with a median of $70.00. The lowest listed price is at NorthShore University HealthSystems Highland Park Hospital and 3 other hospitals — $25.80 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $70.00 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 8 cities for code 92134, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Highland Park Hospital lowest Highland Park, IL Cmptr Eye Scan Dx Img Post Seg; Re | $44.20 | $68.00 | $11.08–$36.38 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital lowest Glenview, IL Cmptr Eye Scan Dx Img Post Seg; Re | $44.20 | $68.00 | $11.08–$36.38 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Evanston Hospital lowest Evanson, IL · (847) 570-2000 Cmptr Eye Scan Dx Img Post Seg; Re | $44.20 | $68.00 | $11.08–$36.38 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital lowest Skokie, IL Cmptr Eye Scan Dx Img Post Seg; Re | $44.20 | $68.00 | $11.08–$36.38 | 35% | — source file |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 CMPTR EYE SCAN DX IMG POST SEG; RETINA | $70.00 | $70.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 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 Highland Park, IL CMPTR EYE SCAN DX IMG POST SEG; RETINA | $70.00 | $70.00 | — | — | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | $185.00–$3,678.00 | 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 |
Inpatient: lowest $44.20, median $70.00, highest $850.00 — a 19.2× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $516.00, median $516.00, highest $516.00.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $81.93 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.