IV infusion therapy (each additional) cost in Chicago, IL

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

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center Chicago, IL $49 $51 ★ 3/5 186 min —
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $53 $48 ★ 1/5 210 min —
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $53 $48 — — —
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $53 $87 ★ 2/5 181 min —
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $63 $29 ★ 4/5 298 min —
St Bernard Hospital Chicago, IL $82 — ★ 1/5 231 min —
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL $84 $79 ★ 2/5 293 min —
Provident Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $84 $79 — 190 min —
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $102 $51 ★ 3/5 192 min —
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $102 $51 ★ 4/5 146 min —
Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago Chicago, IL $132 $83 ★ 1/5 170 min —
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $145 $168 ★ 2/5 247 min —
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $173 $186 ★ 3/5 237 min —
Shriners Hospital for Children Chicago, IL $181 $28 — — —
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $289 $212 ★ 5/5 350 min —
Jackson Park Hospital Chicago, IL $293 — ★ 1/5 268 min —
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $429 $490 — — —
Larabida Childrens Hospital I Chicago, IL $429 $490 — — —
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL $665 $58 ★ 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$290
Cash / self-pay
$102
Insurer-negotiated
$79
Medicare pays
$21
$53$429
Median cash $102  ·  Medicare $21  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

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%).

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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
Wahab Brobbey, MDInfectious DiseaseChicago, IL421
Mary Mulcahy, MDMedical OncologyChicago, IL334
Sheetal Kircher, M.D.Hematology-OncologyChicago, IL328
Karan Dixit, M.D.Hematology-OncologyChicago, IL207
David Hines, MDInfectious DiseaseChicago, IL206
Jochen Lorch, M.D.Hematology-OncologyChicago, IL193
Rimas Lukas, M.D.Hematology-OncologyChicago, IL189
Aparna Kalyan, MDHematology-OncologyChicago, IL163
Gladys Rodriguez Araiza, MDHematology-OncologyChicago, IL158
Sunandana Chandra, M.D.Medical OncologyChicago, IL151
Chengwei Peng, MDInternal MedicineChicago, IL146
Natalia Surowaniec, APNNurse PractitionerChicago, IL145

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