Office visit, new patient (level 4) cost in Chicago, IL

Prices at 19 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $281 — 9% above the US median ($258), roughly 1.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $169 $134 ★ 1/5 210 min —
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $169 $134 — — —
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $178 $173 ★ 2/5 247 min —
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $178 $173 ★ 3/5 237 min —
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL $231 $123 ★ 2/5 293 min —
Provident Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $231 $123 — 190 min —
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $279 $173 ★ 4/5 298 min —
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $281 $290 ★ 3/5 192 min —
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $281 $290 ★ 4/5 146 min —
Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago Chicago, IL $300 $188 ★ 1/5 170 min —
Jackson Park Hospital Chicago, IL $358 — ★ 1/5 268 min —
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $438 $438 ★ 5/5 350 min —
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $576 $658 — — —
Larabida Childrens Hospital I Chicago, IL $576 $658 — — —
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL $602 $106 ★ 4/5 295 min —
Shriners Hospital for Children Chicago, IL $713 $109 — — —

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)
$498
Cash / self-pay
$281
Insurer-negotiated
$173
Medicare pays
$177
$173$589
Median cash $281  ·  Medicare $177  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $281 — about 1.6× the Medicare rate ($177). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($355).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $498 list price could save about $217 (44%).

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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
Peter Ostergaard, MDOrthopedic SurgeryChicago, IL336
Tad Gerlinger, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryChicago, IL328
Chirag Shah, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryChicago, IL319
Adam Young, MDInterventional Pain ManagementChicago, IL306
Julia Bruene, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryChicago, IL281
Alan Shepard, MDNeurologyChicago, IL269
Denis Nam, M.D., M.SC.Orthopedic SurgeryChicago, IL245
Jeremy Alland, MDFamily PracticeChicago, IL242
Hany Bedair, MDOrthopedic SurgeryChicago, IL221
Raju Ghate, MDOrthopedic SurgeryChicago, IL214
Denis LawlorFamily PracticeChicago, IL207
John Nickless, M.D.Sports MedicineChicago, IL197

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