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Advocate Christ Medical Center vs University of Chicago Medical Center.

Side-by-side prices for 30 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 (16 vs 10).

Advocate Christ Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Advocate Aurora
3/5 CMS
Cheaper on 16 of 30 procedures
vs.
University of Chicago Medical Center
Chicago, IL
UChicago Medicine
4/5 CMS
Cheaper on 10 of 30 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure Advocate University Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $1,210 $4,097 Advocate ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $1,915 $7,132 Advocate ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $1,210 $5,558 Advocate ↓
Knee/lower-extremity MRI without contrast $1,210 $4,638 Advocate ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $1,770 $5,839 Advocate ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $675 $399 University ↓
Mammogram, screening $238 $614 Advocate ↓
DXA bone density scan $395 $136 University ↓
Chest X-ray, single view $135 $345 Advocate ↓
Comprehensive metabolic panel $108 $101 University ↓
Lipid panel $83 $128 Advocate ↓
CBC with differential $43 $75 Advocate ↓
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) $25 $37 Advocate ↓
Hemoglobin A1c $53 $92 Advocate ↓
Urinalysis $25 $116 Advocate ↓
Colonoscopy, diagnostic — $2,790 tie
Colonoscopy with polyp removal — $3,949 tie
Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy — $2,569 tie
Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler $990 $5,935 Advocate ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 3 $148 $58 University ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 4 $178 $197 Advocate ↓
Carpal tunnel release — $3,826 tie
Lumbar epidural steroid injection $1,505 $1,211 University ↓
Polysomnography (sleep study) $2,105 $388 University ↓
Thyroid ultrasound $615 $408 University ↓
New patient office visit, level 3 $148 $52 University ↓
New patient office visit, level 4 $178 $360 Advocate ↓
Prostate biopsy $1,980 $1,908 University ↓
Carotid duplex ultrasound $905 $2,755 Advocate ↓
Psychotherapy, 45 minutes $268 $225 University ↓

Patient experience.

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

Measure Advocate University
HCAHPS overall star rating 3/5 3/5
Would definitely recommend 60% 73%
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 61% 70%
Nurses always communicated well 77% 77%
Doctors always communicated well 74% 81%
Given clear info about recovery 87% 86%
Room and bathroom always clean 59% 61%
Staff always explained meds 57% 58%
Quiet at night, always 48% 63%

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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.