Prices at 19 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $365 — 15% above the US median ($318), roughly 1.5× 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 $365 — about 1.5× the Medicare rate ($237). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($474).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $635 list price could save about $270 (43%).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelsey Brzuszkiewicz, NP-C | Nurse Practitioner | Chicago, IL | 431 |
| Jayesh Mehta, MD | Hematology | Chicago, IL | 182 |
| Parameswaren Venugopal, M.D. | Hematology-Oncology | Chicago, IL | 160 |
| Carmen Taype-Roberts, M.D., PH.D. | Pulmonary Disease | Chicago, IL | 156 |
| Marcello Cherchi, M.D., PH.D. | Neurology | Chicago, IL | 146 |
| Yasemin Ozcan | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | Chicago, IL | 131 |
| Arjun Sinha, MD | Cardiology | Chicago, IL | 127 |
| Samuel Kim, MD | Thoracic Surgery | Chicago, IL | 121 |
| Pavan Kumar Tandra, MD | Medical Oncology | Chicago, IL | 120 |
| Stanley Liauw | Radiation Oncology | Chicago, IL | 119 |
| Eliana Geller | Geriatric Medicine | Chicago, IL | 119 |
| Arlene Uy, M.D. | Endocrinology | Chicago, IL | 116 |
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