84 procedures with published pricing. Cash pay ranges from $2 to $55.
SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN in Chicago publishes cash-pay pricing for 84 procedures, as required by federal law under 45 CFR Part 180. The median cash price across all published procedures is $41, with individual procedure prices ranging from $2 to $55 as of 2026-09-01. Source: SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN Machine-Readable File. ProcedureRadar.
By Kevin Monangai, Founder, ProcedureRadar.
Hospital profile pages are what we wish existed when our own family was trying to figure out a bill. Each one shows every procedure that hospital publishes, pulled straight from its own federally mandated transparency file, one of roughly 3,500 we track and refresh monthly. We link back to the raw file every time, so you can verify the prices yourself. No middleman, no spin.
SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN's cash pay prices range from $2 (Urinalysis) to $55 (Thoracentesis).
| Category | Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abscess Drainage (I&D) | emergency | $0 | $0 to $3,306 | Low |
| Skin Tag Removal | other | $0 | $0 to $920 | Low |
| Urinalysis | lab | $2 | $2 to $22 | Low |
| Blood Draw (Venipuncture) | lab | $2 | $2 to $18 | Low |
| EKG (Electrocardiogram) | cardiac | $5 | $5 to $161 | Low |
| Complete Blood Count (CBC) | lab | $6 | $6 to $67 | Low |
| Blood Test | lab | $6 | $6 to $91 | Low |
| Liver Function Panel | lab | $7 | $7 to $70 | Low |
| Cholesterol Management | cardiac | $7 | $7 to $69 | Low |
| Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) | lab | $8 | $8 to $73 | Low |
| Cortisone Shot (Joint Injection) | surgery | $8 | $8 to $1,495 | Low |
| Hemoglobin A1C | lab | $9 | $9 to $83 | Low |
| Moderate Sedation | other | $10 | $10 to $367 | Low |
| IV Hydration | therapy | $10 | $10 to $154 | Low |
| Cystoscopy | diagnostic | $12 | $12 to $3,629 | Low |
| Therapeutic Injection | preventive | $12 | $12 to $224 | Low |
| Foot X-Ray | imaging | $14 | $14 to $339 | Low |
| Ankle X-Ray | imaging | $14 | $14 to $339 | Low |
| Shoulder X-Ray | imaging | $15 | $15 to $272 | Low |
| Thyroid Test (TSH) | lab | $15 | $15 to $144 | Low |
| IV Drug Infusion | therapy | $19 | $19 to $224 | Low |
| Hip/Pelvis X-Ray | imaging | $19 | $19 to $177 | Low |
| Hand/Wrist X-Ray | imaging | $21 | $21 to $339 | Low |
| Lumbar Spine X-Ray | imaging | $24 | $24 to $272 | Low |
| Pathology (Surgical Specimen) | lab | $26 | $26 to $216 | Low |
| Bone Density Scan | imaging | $26 | $26 to $272 | Low |
| Vitamin D Test | lab | $26 | $26 to $254 | Low |
| Chest X-Ray | imaging | $28 | $28 to $326 | Low |
| X-Ray of the Knee | imaging | $28 | $26 to $339 | Low |
| Small Joint Injection | surgery | $31 | $31 to $1,385 | Low |
| Trigger Point Injection | therapy | $31 | $31 to $1,385 | Low |
| Intermediate Joint Injection | surgery | $32 | $32 to $1,385 | Low |
| Asthma Management | other | $32 | $32 to $576 | Low |
| ACL Reconstruction | surgery | $36 | $36 to $10,886 | Low |
| CT Head | imaging | $36 | $36 to $2,025 | Low |
| Dialysis | other | $36 | $36 to $13,178 | Low |
| Hernia Repair | surgery | $36 | $36 to $10,578 | Low |
| Hysteroscopy | other | $36 | $36 to $2,738 | Low |
| Laminectomy (Back Decompression) | other | $36 | $36 to $2,875 | Low |
| PET Scan | imaging | $36 | $36 to $7,166 | Low |
| Spinal Fusion | surgery | $36 | $36 to $28,848 | Low |
| Urgent Care Visit | other | $41 | $41 to $275 | Low |
| COPD Management | other | $41 | $41 to $5,574 | Low |
| Diabetes Management | other | $41 | $41 to $319 | Low |
| Hypertension Management | cardiac | $41 | $41 to $285 | Low |
| Carpal Tunnel Release | surgery | $41 | $41 to $9,157 | Low |
| Central Line Insertion | other | $41 | $41 to $245 | Low |
| Circumcision | surgery | $41 | $41 to $5,990 | Low |
| CT Abdomen and Pelvis | imaging | $41 | $41 to $3,510 | Low |
| Echocardiogram | imaging | $41 | $41 to $378 | Low |
| Hospital Observation | other | $41 | $41 to $3,775 | Low |
| Knee Arthroscopy | other | $41 | $41 to $9,176 | Low |
| Laceration Repair | emergency | $41 | $41 to $920 | Low |
| Laryngoscopy | other | $41 | $41 to $911 | Low |
| Lumbar Puncture (Spinal Tap) | other | $41 | $41 to $3,232 | Low |
| Mole Removal | other | $41 | $41 to $1,900 | Low |
| Occupational Therapy | therapy | $41 | $41 to $313 | Low |
| Physical Therapy | therapy | $41 | $41 to $308 | Low |
| Shoulder Surgery | surgery | $41 | $41 to $10,886 | Low |
| Skin Lesion Destruction | other | $41 | $41 to $920 | Low |
| Toenail Removal | surgery | $41 | $41 to $1,044 | Low |
| Tonsillectomy | surgery | $41 | $41 to $8,881 | Low |
| Wound Debridement | surgery | $41 | $41 to $1,900 | Low |
| Pelvic Ultrasound | imaging | $42 | $42 to $585 | Low |
| Abdominal Ultrasound | imaging | $50 | $50 to $588 | Low |
| Appendectomy (Laparoscopic) | surgery | $50 | $50 to $10,229 | Low |
| C-Section (Cesarean Delivery) | obstetric | $50 | $50 to $5,934 | Low |
| Cardiac Catheterization | cardiac | $50 | $50 to $10,804 | Low |
| CT Chest | imaging | $50 | $50 to $2,016 | Low |
| CT Spine | imaging | $50 | $50 to $5,386 | Low |
| Gallbladder Removal (Laparoscopic) | surgery | $50 | $50 to $12,382 | Low |
| MRI of the Abdomen | imaging | $50 | $50 to $2,563 | Low |
| MRI of the Brain | imaging | $50 | $50 to $2,563 | Low |
| MRI of the Knee | imaging | $50 | $50 to $2,563 | Low |
| MRI of the Shoulder | imaging | $50 | $50 to $2,563 | Low |
| MRI Spine | imaging | $50 | $50 to $9,021 | Low |
| Pacemaker Insertion | cardiac | $50 | $50 to $15,564 | Low |
| Prostatectomy | other | $50 | $50 to $8,538 | Low |
| Radiation Therapy | other | $50 | $50 to $12,143 | Low |
| Total Hip Replacement | surgery | $50 | $50 to $13,806 | Low |
| Total Knee Replacement | surgery | $50 | $50 to $20,741 | Low |
| Vaginal Delivery | obstetric | $50 | $50 to $4,024 | Low |
| Kidney Stone Removal | other | $54 | $54 to $55 | Low |
| Thoracentesis | other | $55 | $55 to $75 | Low |
This hospital's pricing is published per federal mandate.
Disclosure required by 45 CFR Part 180.
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