Echocardiogram with and without contrast cost in Chicago, IL

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

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $140 $252 ★ 2/5 181 min —
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $152 $111 ★ 4/5 298 min —
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $225 $277 ★ 3/5 192 min —
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $225 $277 ★ 4/5 146 min —
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL $236 $132 ★ 2/5 293 min —
Provident Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $236 $132 — 190 min —
Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center Chicago, IL $254 $254 ★ 3/5 186 min —
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $352 $264 ★ 1/5 210 min —
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $352 $264 — — —
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $419 $553 ★ 3/5 237 min —
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $443 $554 ★ 2/5 247 min —
St Bernard Hospital Chicago, IL $718 — ★ 1/5 231 min —
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $1,202 $1,374 — — —
Larabida Childrens Hospital I Chicago, IL $1,202 $1,374 — — —
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $1,306 $1,306 ★ 5/5 350 min —
Jackson Park Hospital Chicago, IL $1,361 — ★ 1/5 268 min —
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL $1,625 $300 ★ 4/5 295 min —

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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$885
Cash / self-pay
$352
Insurer-negotiated
$277
Medicare pays
$101
$196$1,328
Median cash $352  ·  Medicare $101  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

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%).

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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.

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