Prices at 15 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,745 — 14% below the US median ($3,174), roughly 6.4× 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 $2,745 — about 6.4× the Medicare rate ($428). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($856).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $5,990 list price could save about $3,245 (54%).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothy Lam, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Chicago, IL | 270 |
| Bohdan Fedirko, MD | Cardiology | Chicago, IL | 235 |
| Rajeev Fernando, MBBS | Cardiology | Chicago, IL | 210 |
| Rohit Vuppuluri, D.O. | Interventional Cardiology | Chicago, IL | 168 |
| Loren Zuiderveld, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Chicago, IL | 163 |
| Neel Patel, MD | Cardiology | Chicago, IL | 163 |
| Purshotam Sawlani, MD | Cardiology | Chicago, IL | 161 |
| Ankur Shah, M.D. | Cardiology | Chicago, IL | 157 |
| Anupama Shivaraju, M.D. | Interventional Cardiology | Chicago, IL | 156 |
| William Schultz | Internal Medicine | Chicago, IL | 150 |
| Cindy You | Cardiology | Chicago, IL | 144 |
| Jason Rauba, M.D. | Interventional Cardiology | Chicago, IL | 140 |
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