Emergency department visit (level 5) cost in Chicago, IL

Prices at 18 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,328 — 5% below the US median ($1,395), roughly 7.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $511 $797 ★ 2/5 181 min —
Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center Chicago, IL $635 $635 ★ 3/5 186 min —
St Bernard Hospital Chicago, IL $794 — ★ 1/5 231 min —
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL $833 $263 ★ 2/5 293 min —
Provident Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $833 $263 — 190 min —
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $1,135 $639 ★ 1/5 210 min —
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $1,135 $639 — — —
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $1,309 $241 ★ 4/5 298 min —
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $1,328 $639 ★ 3/5 192 min —
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $1,328 $639 ★ 4/5 146 min —
Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago Chicago, IL $1,480 $925 ★ 1/5 170 min —
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $1,820 $2,194 ★ 2/5 247 min —
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $1,950 $2,141 ★ 3/5 237 min —
Jackson Park Hospital Chicago, IL $2,064 — ★ 1/5 268 min —
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $2,961 $3,384 — — —
Larabida Childrens Hospital I Chicago, IL $2,961 $3,384 — — —
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL $5,099 $686 ★ 4/5 295 min —
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $6,808 $3,534 ★ 5/5 350 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)
$3,490
Cash / self-pay
$1,328
Insurer-negotiated
$663
Medicare pays
$171
$746$3,602
Median cash $1,328  ·  Medicare $171  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,328 — about 7.7× the Medicare rate ($171). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($343).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,490 list price could save about $2,162 (62%).

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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
Jason Turner, M.D.Emergency MedicineChicago, IL744
Sean Tubridy, MDEmergency MedicineChicago, IL695
Katon Floyd, M.D.Emergency MedicineChicago, IL683
Samuel Klein, MDEmergency MedicineChicago, IL677
John Sarwark, M.D.Emergency MedicineChicago, IL664
Ashray Ohri, M.D.Emergency MedicineChicago, IL636
Timur Kouliev, MDEmergency MedicineChicago, IL607
Deborah Cairo, M.D.Emergency MedicineChicago, IL596
Matthew Jordan, M.D.Emergency MedicineChicago, IL591
Katie Thompson, D.OEmergency MedicineChicago, IL584
Jonathan Garoza, MDEmergency MedicineChicago, IL566
Eric Foster, M.D.Emergency MedicineChicago, IL557

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