Prices at 18 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,898 — 12% below the US median ($2,149), roughly 6.3× 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 October 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 $1,898 — about 6.3× the Medicare rate ($303). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($606).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,103 list price could save about $1,205 (39%).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Kapp, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Chicago, IL | 90 |
| Michael Liptay, MD | Thoracic Surgery | Chicago, IL | 73 |
| Sean Smith, MD | Pulmonary Disease | Chicago, IL | 60 |
| Douglas Hogarth | Pulmonary Disease | Chicago, IL | 53 |
| Jalal Damani, DO | Pulmonary Disease | Chicago, IL | 49 |
| Momen Wahidi, M.D. | Pulmonary Disease | Chicago, IL | 49 |
| Kamran Mahmood, M.D. | Pulmonary Disease | Chicago, IL | 46 |
| Septimiu Murgu | Pulmonary Disease | Chicago, IL | 37 |
| Edward Pickering, M.D. | Pulmonary Disease | Chicago, IL | 36 |
| Nischal Raya, M.D. | Pulmonary Disease | Chicago, IL | 30 |
| Ajay Wagh | Pulmonary Disease | Chicago, IL | 25 |
| Carmen Taype-Roberts, M.D., PH.D. | Pulmonary Disease | Chicago, IL | 22 |
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