Office visit, new patient (level 3) cost in Chicago, IL

Prices at 19 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $212 — 12% above the US median ($189), roughly 1.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $133 $134 ★ 1/5 210 min —
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $133 $134 — — —
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $148 $144 ★ 2/5 247 min —
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $148 $144 ★ 3/5 237 min —
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL $189 $83 ★ 2/5 293 min —
Provident Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $189 $83 — 190 min —
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $197 $94 ★ 4/5 298 min —
Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago Chicago, IL $200 $125 ★ 1/5 170 min —
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $223 $191 ★ 3/5 192 min —
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $223 $191 ★ 4/5 146 min —
Jackson Park Hospital Chicago, IL $285 — ★ 1/5 268 min —
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $380 $380 ★ 5/5 350 min —
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $385 $440 — — —
Larabida Childrens Hospital I Chicago, IL $385 $440 — — —
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL $425 $85 ★ 4/5 295 min —
Shriners Hospital for Children Chicago, IL $481 $66 — — —

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)
$390
Cash / self-pay
$212
Insurer-negotiated
$134
Medicare pays
$118
$140$405
Median cash $212  ·  Medicare $118  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $212 — about 1.8× the Medicare rate ($118). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($235).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $390 list price could save about $178 (46%).

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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
Igor Rechitsky, M.D.NeurologyChicago, IL361
Adam Levy, M.D.OtolaryngologyChicago, IL335
Raymond Montoya, DPMPodiatryChicago, IL292
Xavier Simcock, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryChicago, IL271
Grigory Gershkovich, M.D.Hand SurgeryChicago, IL264
Nicholas Manolitsis, MDPhysical Medicine and RehabilitationChicago, IL260
Jordan Carqueville, MDDermatologyChicago, IL222
Gregory Lopez, MDOrthopedic SurgeryChicago, IL213
Timothy Hughes, M.D.OtolaryngologyChicago, IL204
Debra Baines, M.D.Emergency MedicineChicago, IL197
Benjamin Galloway, DPMPodiatryChicago, IL195
Gregory Nicholson, M.D.Sports MedicineChicago, IL194

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