Prices at 18 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $408 — 22% below the US median ($524), roughly 1.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated August 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.
Price comparison (median)
Typical cash price here is $408 — about 1.9× the Medicare rate ($220). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($440).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $717 list price could save about $309 (43%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
Doctors who perform this in Chicago
Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.
| Clinician | Specialty | Location | Medicare services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonid Blyumin, DPM | Podiatry | Chicago, IL | 73 |
| Malik Zayed, DPM | Podiatry | Chicago, IL | 63 |
| Joseph Ofisi, MD | Family Practice | Chicago, IL | 36 |
| Andrew Scott, D.P.M. | Podiatry | Chicago, IL | 25 |
| Tomasz Szmyd, D.P.M | Podiatry | Chicago, IL | 19 |
| Kellen Cohn | Podiatry | Chicago, IL | 13 |
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