Nuclear cardiac stress test cost in Chicago, IL

Prices at 15 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,745 — 13% below the US median ($3,166), roughly 6.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $752 $506 ★ 4/5 319 min 15.9%
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $1,205 $1,740 ★ 2/5 191 min 16.5%
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL $1,225 $322 ★ 2/5 280 min 15.0%
Provident Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $1,225 $322 222 min 15.5%
Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center Chicago, IL $1,380 $1,381 ★ 3/5 184 min 14.0%
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $2,279 $1,361 ★ 1/5 212 min 16.1%
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $2,279 $1,361
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $2,745 $3,415 ★ 2/5 244 min 16.0%
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $2,861 $1,447 ★ 3/5 189 min 14.2%
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $2,861 $1,447 ★ 4/5 137 min 14.9%
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $2,995 $3,330 ★ 3/5 236 min 16.2%
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $3,198 $3,655
Larabida Childrens Hospital I Chicago, IL $3,198 $3,655
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $5,433 $4,632 ★ 5/5 327 min 15.0%
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL $9,684 $2,223 ★ 4/5 286 min 16.0%

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)
$5,990
Cash / self-pay
$2,745
Insurer-negotiated
$1,447
Medicare pays
$428
$1,213$4,539
Median cash $2,745  ·  Medicare $428  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $2,745 — about 6.4× the Medicare rate ($428). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($856).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $5,990 list price could save about $3,245 (54%).

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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.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Dorothy Lam, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL270
Bohdan Fedirko, MDCardiologyChicago, IL235
Rajeev Fernando, MBBSCardiologyChicago, IL210
Rohit Vuppuluri, D.O.Interventional CardiologyChicago, IL168
Loren Zuiderveld, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL163
Neel Patel, MDCardiologyChicago, IL163
Purshotam Sawlani, MDCardiologyChicago, IL161
Ankur Shah, M.D.CardiologyChicago, IL157
Anupama Shivaraju, M.D.Interventional CardiologyChicago, IL156
William SchultzInternal MedicineChicago, IL150
Cindy YouCardiologyChicago, IL144
Jason Rauba, M.D.Interventional CardiologyChicago, IL140

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