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
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 $1,328 — 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%).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Turner, M.D. | Emergency Medicine | Chicago, IL | 744 |
| Sean Tubridy, MD | Emergency Medicine | Chicago, IL | 695 |
| Katon Floyd, M.D. | Emergency Medicine | Chicago, IL | 683 |
| Samuel Klein, MD | Emergency Medicine | Chicago, IL | 677 |
| John Sarwark, M.D. | Emergency Medicine | Chicago, IL | 664 |
| Ashray Ohri, M.D. | Emergency Medicine | Chicago, IL | 636 |
| Timur Kouliev, MD | Emergency Medicine | Chicago, IL | 607 |
| Deborah Cairo, M.D. | Emergency Medicine | Chicago, IL | 596 |
| Matthew Jordan, M.D. | Emergency Medicine | Chicago, IL | 591 |
| Katie Thompson, D.O | Emergency Medicine | Chicago, IL | 584 |
| Jonathan Garoza, MD | Emergency Medicine | Chicago, IL | 566 |
| Eric Foster, M.D. | Emergency Medicine | Chicago, IL | 557 |
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