Prices at 15 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $77,315 — 143% above the US median ($31,763), roughly 5.0× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center | Chicago, IL | $19,378 | $23,181 | ★ 3/5 | 184 min | 14.0% |
| Rush University Medical Center | Chicago, IL | $48,306 | $30,731 | ★ 5/5 | 358 min | 16.4% |
| University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics | Chicago, IL | $76,492 | $4,103 | ★ 4/5 | 319 min | 15.9% |
| Holy Cross Hospital | Chicago, IL | $77,315 | $28,404 | ★ 2/5 | 170 min | 15.7% |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital | Chicago, IL | $81,521 | — | ★ 5/5 | 327 min | 15.0% |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $204,909 | $178,497 | — | — | — |
| Larabida Childrens Hospital I | Chicago, IL | $204,909 | $178,497 | — | — | — |
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 $77,315 — about 5.0× the Medicare rate ($15,506). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($31,012).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $113,454 list price could save about $36,139 (32%).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Burke, D.O. | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Chicago, IL | 57 |
| Max Weiss | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Chicago, IL | 41 |
| Kaustubha Patil | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Chicago, IL | 33 |
| Lalit Wadhwani, MD | Cardiology | Chicago, IL | 24 |
| Nishant Verma, MD, MPH | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Chicago, IL | 24 |
| Samer Dibs, MD | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Chicago, IL | 21 |
| Hany Demo, MD | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Chicago, IL | 21 |
| Oleg Yurevich, MD | Critical Care (Intensivists) | Chicago, IL | 21 |
| Timothy Larsen, D.O. | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Chicago, IL | 20 |
| Ryan Burris, M.D. | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Chicago, IL | 17 |
| Arjun Mehta, M.D. | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Chicago, IL | 16 |
| Anna Pfenniger, M.D. | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Chicago, IL | 15 |
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