X-Ray/MRI Review
To help determine whether an office appointment may benefit you, the physicians at the American Hip Institute will review your hip, knee, or shoulder imaging, including X-rays, MRIs, or CT scans.
Please send all required materials to the address provided below and carefully follow the instructions to ensure your records are complete. Incomplete submissions may delay your review.
If you would like your imaging returned, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with your package.
If you have any questions, please call .
- A completed Intake Form (download here)
- A signed Consent for Review of Records & Imaging Studies Form (download here)
- A copy of your insurance card
- Diagnostic imaging and reports: X-rays, MRI/Arthrograms, and CT scans, along with the reports that correspond to the imaging. Images should be on a disc.
- Office notes from previous/current treating physicians
- Operative reports and images specific to the affected joint.
These materials should be sent as a single package to:
American Hip Institute
Attn: Clinical Review Team
999 E. Touhy Ave., Suite 450
Des Plaines, IL 60018
A Care Specialist will contact you via phone when we have received your records to confirm receipt, complete your registration, and route your materials to the clinical team for review. They will ask you for some additional information needed to enter you into our medical record system.
A member of the American Hip Institute clinical team will review your records with our physicians and call you directly via phone to discuss whether an office appointment would be beneficial for you. Please note that there is no charge for medical record reviews outside of Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana. Carefully review the disclaimer below to clearly understand the scope of this review.
Disclaimer
Your submission of imaging studies does not create a physician-patient relationship between you and American Hip Institute & Orthopedic Specialists or any American Hip Institute & Orthopedic Specialists physician, and in no way is intended or implied to be a substitute or replacement for professional medical advice. The review of your film is not an offer by American Hip Institute & Orthopedic Specialists to diagnose or treat your injury or condition and will not result in any American Hip Institute & Orthopedic Specialists physician rendering a medical diagnosis or medical opinion. The review of your films by American Hip Institute & Orthopedic Specialists is not intended to constitute the practice of medicine or provision of medical advice or services in any state. Any medical diagnosis and/or treatment will only be provided upon your visit to an American Hip Institute & Orthopedic Specialists office or facility. In no way does American Hip Institute & Orthopedic Specialists assume any responsibility for your care as a result of this service, which supports, but does not replace, any current relationship that exists between you and your physician.
The service is not targeted to users in any particular locality, nor is it intended to constitute the doing of or solicitation of business anywhere on behalf of American Hip Institute & Orthopedic Specialists, nor to constitute any contacts with any jurisdiction outside of the States of Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana.
Where Our Patients Come From
The American Hip Institute & Orthopedic Specialists offers innovative surgical treatments in hip preservation, restoration, and minimally-invasive hip surgery. Thousands of patients from around the world have gotten their lives back thanks to the personalized treatment offered at the American Hip Institute.
Send a copy of your film for review to the following address:
