Prices at 17 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $840 — 50% below the US median ($1,666), roughly 3.5× 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 $840 — about 3.5× the Medicare rate ($239). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($479).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,450 list price could save about $1,610 (66%).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sasan Raissi, M.D. | Cardiology | Chicago, IL | 207 |
| Ralph Matar, M.D | Cardiology | Chicago, IL | 86 |
| Vera Rigolin, MD | Cardiology | Chicago, IL | 64 |
| Aaron Reynolds, M.D. | Anesthesiology | Chicago, IL | 56 |
| Arjun Sinha, MD | Cardiology | Chicago, IL | 53 |
| Rajeev Fernando, MBBS | Cardiology | Chicago, IL | 51 |
| Diego Medvedofsky, MD | Cardiology | Chicago, IL | 50 |
| Andrew Cannon, M.D. | Anesthesiology | Chicago, IL | 50 |
| Karima Addetia | Cardiology | Chicago, IL | 47 |
| Benjamin Freed, MD | Cardiology | Chicago, IL | 47 |
| Aalap Narichania, M.D. | Cardiology | Chicago, IL | 45 |
| Suraj Parulkar, M.D. | Anesthesiology | Chicago, IL | 39 |
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