Prices at 15 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $29 — 52% below the US median ($61), roughly 1.8× 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 August 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 $29 — about 1.8× the Medicare rate ($17). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($33).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $86 list price could save about $57 (66%).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamad Alzein, MD | Internal Medicine | Chicago, IL | 284 |
| Kyra Dawson, D.O. | General Surgery | Chicago, IL | 110 |
| Sarah Andrich, FNP | Nurse Practitioner | Chicago, IL | 104 |
| Jasmine Roland, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner | Chicago, IL | 100 |
| Olga Brezden | Nurse Practitioner | Chicago, IL | 98 |
| Kendra Smith | Nurse Practitioner | Chicago, IL | 89 |
| Laura Gallegos, MD | Emergency Medicine | Chicago, IL | 86 |
| Simi Mahmood, PA | Physician Assistant | Chicago, IL | 74 |
| Taletha Brown, APN | Nurse Practitioner | Chicago, IL | 66 |
| Andrew Allen, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Chicago, IL | 64 |
| Lauren Matthews | Nurse Practitioner | Chicago, IL | 42 |
| Richard Jamie, APRN, CNP | Nurse Practitioner | Chicago, IL | 38 |
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