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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

for Lower back X-ray · Chicago 60611

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Paying with

Any insurance Cash / no insurance Aetna Aetna Better Health of Illinois (Medicaid) Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois Blue Cross Community Health Plans (Medicaid) Cigna CountyCare (Cook County Health Medicaid) Humana Illinois Medicaid (fee-for-service) Medicare (fee-for-service) Meridian (Medicaid) Molina Healthcare (Medicaid) UnitedHealthcare

You told us you have UnitedHealthcare. Their rates are marked as yours; the rest are here so you can see the whole file.

Which of these is yours you said: UnitedHealthcare
List price
The "gross charge" — the sticker price almost nobody actually pays.
$1,044
Cash price
What this hospital says it charges someone paying without insurance.
$730.80
UnitedHealthcare Yours
4 rates this hospital published for UnitedHealthcare. Which one is yours depends on your plan.
$554 – $597
Every other insurer
238 rates across 47 insurers that are not yours. Context, not your price.
$177.48 – $8,500

The same procedure, at this one hospital, ranges from $177.48 to $8,500. That is not an error, and it is not our arithmetic — it is what the hospital published.

Two things are happening. Rates differ between insurers and plans, as you would expect — and the same plan also appears more than once at different prices. Each rate below is shown with the hospital's own line-item description, so you can read how its file labels them. The file does not say which one you would be billed under, so we show every figure rather than pick one.

Your insurer

What UnitedHealthcare pays here

Every rate this hospital published under a name we recognise as UnitedHealthcare, cheapest first, grouped by plan and then by the hospital's own line item. Which one is yours depends on your plan and on which line item this hospital bills the service under — the file does not know which card you carry, and does not say which line item it would use.

UnitedHealthcare $554 – $597
Plans, line items and rates for UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare Navigate Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $554
UnitedHealthcare Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $597

Not yours

Every other insurer

These belong to other insurers. None of them is your price. They are here so you can see the whole file rather than only the part we picked.

Medicare $177.48 – $2,656 15×
Plans, line items and rates for Medicare
Medicare Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $177.48
Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $2,656
MercyCare Health $386.28
Plans, line items and rates for MercyCare Health
MercyCare Health - HMO/PPO Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $386.28
Cigna $438.48 – $741.24
Plans, line items and rates for Cigna
Cigna Local Plus Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $438.48
Cigna C-5 Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $601.34
Cigna Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $741.24
Blue Cross Blue Shield $452.05 – $835.20
Plans, line items and rates for Blue Cross Blue Shield
BCBS HMO Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $452.05
BCBS PPO Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $476.06
Unified Physicians Network Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $584.64
Dupage Medical Group Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $626.40
Northwestern Medicine Physician Network IPA Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $626.40
Northshore Physician Associates Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $678.60
Illinois Health Partners Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $730.80
Lake County Physician Association Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $730.80
Sherman Choice - PHO Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $835.20
La Rabida Childrens Hospital $522
Plans, line items and rates for La Rabida Childrens Hospital
La Rabida Childrens Hospital Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $522
Beacon Health Options $522
Plans, line items and rates for Beacon Health Options
Beacon Health Options - Value Options Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $522
Aetna $522 – $817.45
Plans, line items and rates for Aetna
Aetna Northwestern Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $522
Aetna Illinois Preferred Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $553.32
Aetna Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $817.45
Independent Physicians at Mercy $626.40
Plans, line items and rates for Independent Physicians at Mercy
Independent Physicians at Mercy Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $626.40
Centegra $626.40
Plans, line items and rates for Centegra
Centegra Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $626.40
Imagine Health $730.80
Plans, line items and rates for Imagine Health
Imagine Health Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $730.80
Health Plus $730.80
Plans, line items and rates for Health Plus
Health Plus - PHO Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $730.80
St. Francis $730.80
Plans, line items and rates for St. Francis
St. Francis - IPA Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $730.80
Methodist First Choice $730.80
Plans, line items and rates for Methodist First Choice
Methodist First Choice Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $730.80
Northwest Community Healthcare $730.80
Plans, line items and rates for Northwest Community Healthcare
Northwest Community Healthcare Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $730.80
Presence Health Partners $730.80
Plans, line items and rates for Presence Health Partners
Presence Health Partners - Family Med Network Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $730.80
UI Health $730.80
Plans, line items and rates for UI Health
UI Health Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $730.80
Advanced Physicians Association IPA $730.80
Plans, line items and rates for Advanced Physicians Association IPA
Advanced Physicians Association IPA Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $730.80
West Suburban Health Providers $730.80
Plans, line items and rates for West Suburban Health Providers
West Suburban Health Providers Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $730.80
Swedish Covenant Physician Partners $783
Plans, line items and rates for Swedish Covenant Physician Partners
Swedish Covenant Physician Partners Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $783
Shriners Hospital $783
Plans, line items and rates for Shriners Hospital
Shriners Hospital Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $783
Macneal Health $835.20
Plans, line items and rates for Macneal Health
Macneal Health Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $835.20
American Psych Systems $835.20
Plans, line items and rates for American Psych Systems
American Psych Systems Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $835.20
Health Alliance $835.20
Plans, line items and rates for Health Alliance
Health Alliance - PPO Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $835.20
Magellan $835.20 – $900
Plans, line items and rates for Magellan
Magellan Behavioral Health Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $835.20
Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $900
Healthlink Inc. $861.30
Plans, line items and rates for Healthlink Inc.
Healthlink Inc. Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $861.30
Principal Healthcare $887.40
Plans, line items and rates for Principal Healthcare
Principal Healthcare - PPO Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $887.40
Cofinity $887.40
Plans, line items and rates for Cofinity
Cofinity Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $887.40
HFN Inc $887.40 – $939.60
Plans, line items and rates for HFN Inc
HFN - EPO Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $887.40
HFN - PPO Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $939.60
St. Elizabeth $887.40
Plans, line items and rates for St. Elizabeth
St. Elizabeth - PHO Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $887.40
Humana $887.40
Plans, line items and rates for Humana
Humana Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $887.40
Humana National POS Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $887.40
Sagamore Health Network $918.72
Plans, line items and rates for Sagamore Health Network
Sagamore Health Network - PPO Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $918.72
Healthstar $918.72
Plans, line items and rates for Healthstar
Healthstar - PPO Next Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $918.72
Preferred Health Network $918.72
Plans, line items and rates for Preferred Health Network
Preferred Health Network - PPO Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $918.72
First Health $918.72
Plans, line items and rates for First Health
First Health Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $918.72
Private Health Care System $939.60
Plans, line items and rates for Private Health Care System
PHCS - PPO Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $939.60
Private Health Care System - EPO Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $939.60
Private Health Care System - Northwestern Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $939.60
Benchmark Health $939.60
Plans, line items and rates for Benchmark Health
Benchmark Health Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $939.60
Employer's Coalition on Health $939.60
Plans, line items and rates for Employer's Coalition on Health
Employer's Coalition on Health Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $939.60
Beech Street $939.60
Plans, line items and rates for Beech Street
Beech Street - PPO Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $939.60
Swedish American $939.60
Plans, line items and rates for Swedish American
Swedish American Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $939.60
Security Health Plan $939.60
Plans, line items and rates for Security Health Plan
Security Health Plan - HMO Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $939.60
Wellmark/Healthnetwork $960.48
Plans, line items and rates for Wellmark/Healthnetwork
Wellmark/Healthnetwork - PPO Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $960.48
WEA Insurance Group $991.80
Plans, line items and rates for WEA Insurance Group
WEA Insurance Group - PPO Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $991.80
Health Smart $991.80
Plans, line items and rates for Health Smart
Health Smart Preferred Care Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $991.80
Integrated Health Plan $991.80
Plans, line items and rates for Integrated Health Plan
Integrated Health Plan Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $991.80
National Provider Network $991.80
Plans, line items and rates for National Provider Network
National Provider Network - PPO Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $991.80
Multiplan $991.80
Plans, line items and rates for Multiplan
Multiplan - PPO Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $991.80
Unicare $3,678 – $8,500 2.3×
Plans, line items and rates for Unicare
Unicare Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $3,678
Billed under 2 line items, all at this rate H XR SPINE LUMBAR 5 VIEWS · H XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS $8,500

How complete the paperwork is

What Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago published — and what it left out

Federal law tells hospitals what to publish. This score is our reading of how much of that Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago actually did publish. It is a measure of their paperwork, not their care. We hold no clinical, safety, or outcome data about any hospital, and nothing here should be read as a comment on the medicine.

0.86/ 1.00

At or above our 0.50 threshold, so this hospital appears in comparisons. A passing score means the file is complete enough to compare, not that it is complete.

0.00 Publishing threshold 0.50 1.00

The four parts of Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago's disclosure-completeness score, each with its weight, its value, and what was counted.
What we checked Weight Scored Added
How many common services carry a price Partial credit 46 of 70 CMS shoppable services have an unflagged gross or cash dollar amount. 0.40 0.66 0.26
How often the price is a dollar amount Near full credit 5230123 of 5230553 negotiated rates are dollar amounts rather than formulas. 0.25 1.00 0.25
How recently the file was updated Full credit Current: file states last_updated_on 2026-04-01 (196 days old). 0.20 1.00 0.20
How many rows are usable figures Near full credit 204 of 5478915 rows are quality-flagged (placeholder, zero, blank, or algorithm-only). 0.15 1.00 0.15
Total 0.86

Each part is scored from 0 to 1 and multiplied by its weight; the four add up to the total above. Every count in the right-hand column came from the hospital's own file — we did not estimate, impute, or fill a gap on their behalf. Where the file is thin, the score is thin, and the gap belongs to the publisher.

Where these numbers came from

Provenance

Every figure above was read from a file this hospital publishes because federal law requires it. Nothing here is estimated, modelled, or supplied by us.

https://www.luriechildrens.org/globalassets/media/pages/patients--visitors/billing--financial-assistance/36-2170833_ann_and_robert_h_lurie_childrens_hospital_of_chicago_standardcharges.csv
Hospital states last updated 1 Apr 2026 We fetched it 6 Aug 2026
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These are published prices, not a quote and not a bill. What you owe depends on your own plan, your deductible, and what actually happens during your care.