Retina OCT scan cost in Illinois
In Illinois, 19 hospitals publish 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 price is at Humboldt Park Health (Chicago). The highest price is 31.0× the lowest.
- 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).
- Illinois ranks 14th of 25 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 19 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Illinois law (Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act, 210 ILCS 89): an uninsured Illinois resident with family income up to 600% of the federal poverty level (300% at rural and critical access hospitals) can apply for a discount that brings the bill down to about 135% of the hospital's cost; up to 200% (125% at rural hospitals) medically necessary care is free. A hospital may collect no more than 25% of family income in 12 months. Ask the billing office for the application. Other states' laws.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 92134. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$27.44Humboldt Park Health
Median$93.86half of hospitals charge less
Highest$850.00in Illinois
Lowest saves$66.42vs the median
Hospitals in Illinois, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt Park Health lowest Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Imaging of retina | $27.44 | $98.00 | Sep 29, 2026 source file |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PF-SCANNING COMP DX RETINA | $32.20 | $46.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Cmptr Eye Scan Dx Img Post Seg; Re | $44.20 | $68.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Cmptr Eye Scan Dx Img Post Seg; Re | $44.20 | $68.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| Rockford Memorial Hospital Rockford · Rockford, IL HC PBB SCANNING OPHTHAL IMAG 92134 | $47.46 | $63.28 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Loretto Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CPTR OPHTH DX IMG POST SEGMT | $53.77 | $89.61 | Nov 5, 2026 source file |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CMPTR EYE SCAN DX IMG POST SEG; RETINA | $70.00 | $70.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CMPTR EYE SCAN DX IMG POST SEG; RETINA | $70.00 | $70.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CMPTR EYE SCAN DX IMG POST SEG; RETINA | $70.00 | $70.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Scan Computr Opht Dx Imag Post Seg Unil/Bil Retina | $93.86 | $494.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MacNeal Hospital Berwyn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Scan Computr Opht Dx Imag Post Seg Unil/Bil Retina | $93.86 | $494.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Scan Computr Opht Dx Imag Post Seg Unil/Bil Retina | $113.62 | $494.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| FHN Memorial Hospital Freeport · Freeport, IL Imaging of retina | $119.58 | $149.47 | Jan 22, 2026 source file |
| Carle BroMenn Medical Center Normal · Bloomington, IL Cptr Ophth Dx Img Post Segmt | $144.00 | $144.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Carle Eureka Hospital Eureka · Peoria, IL Cptr Ophth Dx Img Post Segmt | $144.00 | $144.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| The Carle Foundation Hospital Urbana · Champaign-Urbana, IL Cptr Ophth Dx Img Post Segmt | $205.00 | $205.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN 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 · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN H CPTRZ OPH DX IMG PST SGM RTA | $350.00 | $500.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Scanning Computerized Ophthalmic Diagimaging, Posterior Segment, W/ Interpretatn And Rprt; Retina | $850.00 | $850.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 14 | $27.44 | $70.00 |
| Bloomington, IL | 1 | $144.00 | $144.00 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 1 | $205.00 | $205.00 |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $119.58 | $119.58 |
| Peoria, IL | 1 | $144.00 | $144.00 |
| Rockford, IL | 1 | $47.46 | $47.46 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What retina OCT scan is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Retina OCT scan explained.
OCT scan of the retina (optical coherence tomography) in other states
- Alabama$604.58, 2 hospitals
- Alaska$215.00, 1 hospital
- Arizona$72.39, 1 hospital
- Arkansas$111.00
- California$123.70
- Colorado$226.82, 2 hospitals
- District of Columbia$119.50, 1 hospital
- Florida$65.00
- Georgia$179.00
- Hawaii$19.80, 1 hospital
- Idaho$32.00
- Indiana$147.70
- Iowa$231.25, 4 hospitals
- Kansas$63.39, 2 hospitals
- Kentucky$43.40
- Louisiana$61.04
- Maine$28.56, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$225.00
- Michigan$210.00
- Minnesota$119.10
- Mississippi$604.58
- Missouri$73.45
- Nebraska$81.25, 3 hospitals
- Nevada$65.00, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$72.50
- New Mexico$66.00, 1 hospital
- New York$70.29
- North Carolina$95.09, 4 hospitals
- North Dakota$68.75, 4 hospitals
- Ohio$78.82
- Oklahoma$121.10, 1 hospital
- Oregon$178.10, 1 hospital
- Pennsylvania$152.40
- South Carolina$58.00
- South Dakota$33.50, 1 hospital
- Tennessee$38.83
- Texas$166.13
- Vermont$52.98, 1 hospital
- Virginia$93.00
- Washington$80.00
- West Virginia$139.75
- Wisconsin$42.75
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.