Calcium score test in Illinois

What a calcium score costs in Illinois

A coronary artery calcium scan — CPT 75571 — is a non-contrast CT of the chest, scored for calcified plaque in the coronary arteries: a few minutes on the table, no contrast dye, no recovery. What the number means, and what it costs nationally.

Of the 45 facilities we track in Illinois, we list a price for 16. They run from $49 at Rush University Medical Center Imaging — CT Outpatient in Chicago to $150, with a midpoint of $75 — below the $113 midpoint across every state we track. Of the markets where we list 3 or more prices, the cheapest is Chicago, with a median of $49.

We list 10 Illinois facilities at $99 or less. 6 Illinois facilities say they will book a scan without a referral.

Most of what we list in Illinois belongs to a handful of operators: Northwestern Medicine (19 locations), HSHS (4 locations), Rush (3 locations). Prices inside one system are often the same at every site, so if the nearest one is inconvenient, a sister location is usually the same number. Our Illinois coverage spans 10 metro areas, deepest in Chicago with 25 facilities.

Insurers generally do not cover it as screening, which is why a cash price exists at all. Ask for the self-pay price by CPT code, and make sure you are not quoted a CT angiogram instead — a different, contrast-based test that costs several times more.