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Advocate Christ Medical Center vs Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Side-by-side prices for 39 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 (23 vs 3).

Advocate Christ Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Advocate Aurora
3/5 CMS
Cheaper on 23 of 39 procedures
vs.
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL
Northwestern Medicine
5/5 CMS
Cheaper on 3 of 39 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure Advocate Northwestern Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $1,210 $3,887 Advocate ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $1,915 $5,385 Advocate ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $1,210 $3,837 Advocate ↓
Knee/lower-extremity MRI without contrast $1,210 $3,835 Advocate ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $1,770 $6,049 Advocate ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $675 $1,772 Advocate ↓
Mammogram, screening $238 $524 Advocate ↓
DXA bone density scan $395 $637 Advocate ↓
Chest X-ray, single view $135 $538 Advocate ↓
Comprehensive metabolic panel $108 $307 Advocate ↓
Lipid panel $83 $184 Advocate ↓
CBC with differential $43 $78 Advocate ↓
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) $25 $162 Advocate ↓
Hemoglobin A1c $53 $117 Advocate ↓
Urinalysis $25 $22 Northwestern ↓
Knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy — $4,871 tie
Total knee replacement — $34,606 tie
Total hip replacement — $34,606 tie
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy — $15,823 tie
Inguinal hernia repair, open — $4,658 tie
Cataract surgery, one eye — $6,722 tie
Colonoscopy, diagnostic — $2,525 tie
Colonoscopy with polyp removal — $4,094 tie
Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy — $3,218 tie
Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler $990 $3,278 Advocate ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 3 $148 $151 Advocate ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 4 $178 $165 Northwestern ↓
Carpal tunnel release — $12,723 tie
Lumbar epidural steroid injection $1,505 $2,570 Advocate ↓
Polysomnography (sleep study) $2,105 $3,990 Advocate ↓
Septoplasty (deviated septum repair) — $4,229 tie
Total abdominal hysterectomy — $48,384 tie
Thyroid ultrasound $615 $1,343 Advocate ↓
New patient office visit, level 3 $148 $380 Advocate ↓
New patient office visit, level 4 $178 $438 Advocate ↓
Ureteroscopy with lithotripsy (kidney stone) — $35,981 tie
Prostate biopsy $1,980 $5,029 Advocate ↓
Carotid duplex ultrasound $905 $2,337 Advocate ↓
Psychotherapy, 45 minutes $268 $134 Northwestern ↓

Patient experience.

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

Measure Advocate Northwestern
HCAHPS overall star rating 3/5 4/5
Would definitely recommend 60% 82%
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 61% 80%
Nurses always communicated well 77% 81%
Doctors always communicated well 74% 81%
Given clear info about recovery 87% 88%
Room and bathroom always clean 59% 67%
Staff always explained meds 57% 61%
Quiet at night, always 48% 65%

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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.