Leg vein ultrasound (Doppler) cost in Chicago, IL

Prices at 18 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $686 — 11% below the US median ($767), roughly 4.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL $125 $152 ★ 2/5 280 min 15.0%
Provident Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $125 $152 222 min 15.5%
Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center Chicago, IL $183 $155 ★ 3/5 184 min 14.0%
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $206 $272 ★ 2/5 191 min 16.5%
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $338 $158 ★ 4/5 319 min 15.9%
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $437 $252 ★ 1/5 212 min 16.1%
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $437 $252
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $666 $252 ★ 3/5 189 min 14.2%
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $666 $252 ★ 4/5 137 min 14.9%
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $705 $804 ★ 2/5 244 min 16.0%
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $705 $717 ★ 3/5 236 min 16.2%
Shriners Hospital for Children Chicago, IL $714 $155
St Bernard Hospital Chicago, IL $858 ★ 1/5 232 min 15.8%
Jackson Park Hospital Chicago, IL $1,319 ★ 1/5 244 min 16.3%
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $2,150 $2,289 ★ 5/5 327 min 15.0%
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $2,212 $2,093
Larabida Childrens Hospital I Chicago, IL $2,212 $2,093
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL $2,944 $276 ★ 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)
$1,410
Cash / self-pay
$686
Insurer-negotiated
$252
Medicare pays
$150
$165$2,212
Median cash $686  ·  Medicare $150  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $686 — about 4.6× the Medicare rate ($150). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($300).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,410 list price could save about $724 (51%).

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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
David LandauVascular SurgeryChicago, IL857
Mark Eskandari, MDVascular SurgeryChicago, IL722
Christopher SkellyVascular SurgeryChicago, IL521
Tadaki Tomita, M.D.Vascular SurgeryChicago, IL465
Milroy Emmanuel, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL452
Heron Rodriguez, MDPeripheral Vascular DiseaseChicago, IL433
Andrew Russeau, MDVascular SurgeryChicago, IL424
Ashley Vavra, M.D.Vascular SurgeryChicago, IL382
Omar Morcos, M.D.Vascular SurgeryChicago, IL377
Neel Mansukhani, M.D.Thoracic SurgeryChicago, IL371
Robert Shapiro, MDInterventional CardiologyChicago, IL224
Sarah Hans, M.D.General SurgeryChicago, IL209

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