Joint aspiration or injection (mid-size joint) cost in Chicago, IL

Prices at 18 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $394 — 3% below the US median ($407), roughly 6.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL $63 $47 ★ 2/5 293 min —
Provident Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $63 $47 — 190 min —
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $291 $427 ★ 2/5 181 min —
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $296 $308 ★ 1/5 210 min —
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $296 $308 — — —
Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center Chicago, IL $327 $327 ★ 3/5 186 min —
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $379 $338 ★ 3/5 192 min —
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $379 $338 ★ 4/5 146 min —
St Bernard Hospital Chicago, IL $380 $688 ★ 1/5 231 min —
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $408 $528 ★ 2/5 247 min —
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $415 $530 ★ 3/5 237 min —
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $585 $57 ★ 4/5 298 min —
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $586 $553 ★ 5/5 350 min —
Jackson Park Hospital Chicago, IL $861 — ★ 1/5 268 min —
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $911 $1,041 — — —
Larabida Childrens Hospital I Chicago, IL $911 $1,041 — — —
Shriners Hospital for Children Chicago, IL $1,763 $44 — — —
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL $2,062 $428 ★ 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)
$920
Cash / self-pay
$394
Insurer-negotiated
$338
Medicare pays
$57
$223$1,167
Median cash $394  ·  Medicare $57  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $394 — about 6.9× the Medicare rate ($57). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($114).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $920 list price could save about $526 (57%).

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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
Leonid Blyumin, DPMPodiatryChicago, IL562
Armen Kelikian, MDOrthopedic SurgeryChicago, IL106
Chirag Shah, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryChicago, IL91
David Kalainov, M.D.Hand SurgeryChicago, IL62
Peter Chioros, DPMPodiatryChicago, IL58
Simon Lee, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryChicago, IL42
Anish Kadakia, MDOrthopedic SurgeryChicago, IL37
Peter Ostergaard, MDOrthopedic SurgeryChicago, IL35
Andrew Engel, MDAnesthesiologyChicago, IL35
Grigory Gershkovich, M.D.Hand SurgeryChicago, IL33
Thomas Wiedrich, MDOrthopedic SurgeryChicago, IL30
Kellen CohnPodiatryChicago, IL28

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