Prices at 17 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $352 — 42% below the US median ($610), 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 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 $352 — about 3.5× the Medicare rate ($101). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($202).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $885 list price could save about $533 (60%).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Matar, M.D | Cardiology | Chicago, IL | 157 |
| Mitesh Kabadi, M.D. | Cardiology | Chicago, IL | 131 |
| Diego Medvedofsky, MD | Cardiology | Chicago, IL | 125 |
| Jeremy Slivnick | Cardiology | Chicago, IL | 124 |
| Hena Patel | Cardiology | Chicago, IL | 97 |
| Ahmet Oktay, M.D. | Cardiology | Chicago, IL | 92 |
| Samuel Reinhardt, MD | Cardiology | Chicago, IL | 89 |
| Melissa Tracy, MD | Cardiology | Chicago, IL | 84 |
| Alan Goldberg, M.D. | Cardiology | Chicago, IL | 83 |
| Karima Addetia | Cardiology | Chicago, IL | 78 |
| Daniel Luger | Cardiology | Chicago, IL | 77 |
| Rajeev Fernando, MBBS | Cardiology | Chicago, IL | 76 |
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