Prices at 19 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $102 — 22% below the US median ($131), roughly 4.8× 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 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 $102 — about 4.8× the Medicare rate ($21). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($43).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $290 list price could save about $188 (65%).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahab Brobbey, MD | Infectious Disease | Chicago, IL | 421 |
| Mary Mulcahy, MD | Medical Oncology | Chicago, IL | 334 |
| Sheetal Kircher, M.D. | Hematology-Oncology | Chicago, IL | 328 |
| Karan Dixit, M.D. | Hematology-Oncology | Chicago, IL | 207 |
| David Hines, MD | Infectious Disease | Chicago, IL | 206 |
| Jochen Lorch, M.D. | Hematology-Oncology | Chicago, IL | 193 |
| Rimas Lukas, M.D. | Hematology-Oncology | Chicago, IL | 189 |
| Aparna Kalyan, MD | Hematology-Oncology | Chicago, IL | 163 |
| Gladys Rodriguez Araiza, MD | Hematology-Oncology | Chicago, IL | 158 |
| Sunandana Chandra, M.D. | Medical Oncology | Chicago, IL | 151 |
| Chengwei Peng, MD | Internal Medicine | Chicago, IL | 146 |
| Natalia Surowaniec, APN | Nurse Practitioner | Chicago, IL | 145 |
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