Office visit, established patient (level 3) cost in Chicago, IL

Prices at 18 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $180 — 18% above the US median ($152), roughly 1.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $46 $75 ★ 2/5 191 min 16.5%
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $115 $134 ★ 1/5 212 min 16.1%
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $115 $134
Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago Chicago, IL $120 $75 ★ 1/5 167 min 15.1%
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $148 $144 ★ 2/5 244 min 16.0%
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $148 $144 ★ 3/5 236 min 16.2%
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL $174 $68 ★ 2/5 280 min 15.0%
Provident Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $174 $68 222 min 15.5%
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $180 $82 ★ 4/5 319 min 15.9%
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $221 $216 ★ 5/5 327 min 15.0%
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $223 $117 ★ 3/5 189 min 14.2%
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $223 $117 ★ 4/5 137 min 14.9%
Jackson Park Hospital Chicago, IL $227 ★ 1/5 244 min 16.3%
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL $254 $62 ★ 4/5 286 min 16.0%
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $311 $355
Larabida Childrens Hospital I Chicago, IL $311 $355
Shriners Hospital for Children Chicago, IL $346 $64

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)
$328
Cash / self-pay
$180
Insurer-negotiated
$117
Medicare pays
$95
$115$311
Median cash $180  ·  Medicare $95  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $180 — about 1.9× the Medicare rate ($95). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($190).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $328 list price could save about $148 (45%).

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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.

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