Prices at 18 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $462 — 13% above the US median ($408), roughly 8.9× 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 $462 — about 8.9× the Medicare rate ($52). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($104).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $990 list price could save about $529 (53%).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Divya Agrawal, M.D. | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | Chicago, IL | 85 |
| Andrzej Staszkiewicz, MD | Anesthesiology | Chicago, IL | 52 |
| Kristopher Karvelas, MD | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | Chicago, IL | 39 |
| Sameer Shah | Interventional Pain Management | Chicago, IL | 39 |
| Christopher Hicks | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | Chicago, IL | 36 |
| Lashawnna Jackson | Nurse Practitioner | Chicago, IL | 32 |
| Dost Khan, M.D. | Anesthesiology | Chicago, IL | 28 |
| Dalia Elmofty | Anesthesiology | Chicago, IL | 27 |
| Andrew Engel, MD | Anesthesiology | Chicago, IL | 25 |
| Giuliana Rotunno, MD | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | Chicago, IL | 22 |
| James Diesfeld, M.D. | Interventional Pain Management | Chicago, IL | 15 |
| Michael Warren | Pain Management | Chicago, IL | 15 |
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