Prices at 15 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $29 — 53% below the US median ($62), roughly 1.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center | Chicago, IL | $16 | $17 | ★ 3/5 | 186 min | — |
| University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics | Chicago, IL | $27 | $17 | ★ 4/5 | 298 min | — |
| Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center | Chicago, IL | $28 | $19 | ★ 3/5 | 192 min | — |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago | Chicago, IL | $28 | $19 | ★ 4/5 | 146 min | — |
| Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital | Chicago, IL | $29 | $17 | ★ 1/5 | 210 min | — |
| Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital | Chicago, IL | $29 | $17 | — | — | — |
| John H Stroger Jr Hospital | Chicago, IL | $29 | $16 | ★ 2/5 | 293 min | — |
| Provident Hospital of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $29 | $16 | — | 190 min | — |
| Saint Anthony Hospital | Chicago, IL | $48 | $72 | ★ 2/5 | 181 min | — |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital | Chicago, IL | $85 | $69 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | — |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center | Chicago, IL | $85 | $69 | ★ 3/5 | 237 min | — |
| Shriners Hospital for Children | Chicago, IL | $120 | $13 | — | — | — |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center | Chicago, IL | $252 | $26 | ★ 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)
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%).
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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.
| 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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