Echocardiogram with and without contrast cost in Illinois

Prices at 85 hospitals in Illinois, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $707 — 16% above the US median ($611), roughly 7.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Red Bud Regional Hospital Red Bud, IL $138 $137 ★ 4/5 121 min 15.6%
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $140 $252 ★ 2/5 191 min 16.5%
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $152 $111 ★ 4/5 319 min 15.9%
Saint Joseph Medical Center Joliet, IL $225 $277 ★ 1/5 204 min 15.6%
Presence St Marys Hospital Kankakee, IL $225 $277 ★ 4/5 146 min 14.0%
Presence Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL $225 $277 ★ 3/5 194 min 14.4%
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $225 $277 ★ 3/5 189 min 14.2%
Saint Joseph Hospital-Elgin Elgin, IL $225 $277 ★ 4/5 145 min 14.3%
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $225 $277 ★ 4/5 137 min 14.9%
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL $236 $132 ★ 2/5 280 min 15.0%
Provident Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $236 $132 222 min 15.5%
Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center Chicago, IL $254 $254 ★ 3/5 184 min 14.0%
HSHS Holy Family Hospital Inc Greenville, IL $348 $402 ★ 3/5 106 min 14.4%
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $352 $264 ★ 1/5 212 min 16.1%
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $352 $264
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL $400 $499 ★ 3/5 252 min 15.8%
Gibson Community Hospital Gibson City, IL $416 $53 ★ 4/5 15.3%
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $419 $553 ★ 3/5 236 min 16.2%
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL $420 $557 ★ 4/5 189 min 14.9%
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL $420 $501 ★ 5/5 194 min 15.0%
Alton Memorial Hospital Alton, IL $424 $459 ★ 4/5 194 min 15.1%
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $443 $554 ★ 2/5 244 min 16.0%
Touchette Regional Hospital Inc Centreville, IL $450 $403 126 min
Trinity Rock Island Rock Island, IL $454 $165 ★ 3/5 172 min 15.4%
St Francis Hospital Litchfield, IL $454 $536 ★ 2/5 16.4%

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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$1,125
Cash / self-pay
$707
Insurer-negotiated
$362
Medicare pays
$101
$225$1,481
Median cash $707  ·  Medicare $101  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $707 — about 7.0× the Medicare rate ($101). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($202).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,125 list price could save about $418 (37%).

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