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Advocate Christ Medical Center vs Advocate Lutheran General Hospital.

Side-by-side prices for 26 procedures both hospitals publish, plus CMS quality ratings and metro context. Pulled from each hospital's federally-mandated price transparency file. Advocate Christ Medical Center is cheaper on more procedures (9 vs 4).

Advocate Christ Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Advocate Aurora
3/5 CMS
Cheaper on 9 of 26 procedures
vs.
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Park Ridge, IL
Advocate Aurora
4/5 CMS
Cheaper on 4 of 26 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure Advocate Advocate Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $1,210 $1,700 Advocate ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $1,915 $2,650 Advocate ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $1,210 $1,700 Advocate ↓
Knee/lower-extremity MRI without contrast $1,210 $1,700 Advocate ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $1,770 $2,705 Advocate ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $675 $735 Advocate ↓
Mammogram, screening $238 $238 tie
DXA bone density scan $395 $395 tie
Chest X-ray, single view $135 $223 Advocate ↓
Comprehensive metabolic panel $108 $108 tie
Lipid panel $83 $83 tie
CBC with differential $43 $35 Advocate ↓
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) $25 $25 tie
Hemoglobin A1c $53 $53 tie
Urinalysis $25 $25 tie
Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler $990 $1,075 Advocate ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 3 $148 $148 tie
Office visit, established patient, level 4 $178 $178 tie
Lumbar epidural steroid injection $1,505 $1,025 Advocate ↓
Polysomnography (sleep study) $2,105 $2,105 tie
Thyroid ultrasound $615 $550 Advocate ↓
New patient office visit, level 3 $148 $148 tie
New patient office visit, level 4 $178 $178 tie
Prostate biopsy $1,980 $2,600 Advocate ↓
Carotid duplex ultrasound $905 $905 tie
Psychotherapy, 45 minutes $268 $250 Advocate ↓

Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025. Bold = higher score.

Measure Advocate Advocate
HCAHPS overall star rating 3/5 3/5
Would definitely recommend 60% 73%
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 61% 71%
Nurses always communicated well 77% 80%
Doctors always communicated well 74% 78%
Given clear info about recovery 87% 88%
Room and bathroom always clean 59% 67%
Staff always explained meds 57% 59%
Quiet at night, always 48% 49%

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How to read this comparison.

The cash-pay price is what an uninsured patient would be charged at each hospital. It's the cleanest apples-to-apples comparison because it doesn't depend on your insurance plan.

The CMS rating is the federal quality composite, built from ~50 measures spanning safety, mortality, readmission, patient experience, and timeliness. A 5-star hospital may not be the best at every procedure, and a 3-star hospital can have a strong specific service line. Treat the rating as one input, not the answer.

For your specific insurance plan, prices can shift dramatically. Some hospitals negotiate steep discounts with one insurer and not another. Always check the plan-specific rate before you book.