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Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center vs Rush University Medical Center.

Side-by-side prices for 32 procedures both hospitals publish, plus CMS quality ratings and metro context. Pulled from each hospital's federally-mandated price transparency file. Rush University Medical Center is cheaper on more procedures (14 vs 11).

Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Advocate Aurora
3/5 CMS
Cheaper on 11 of 32 procedures
vs.
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Rush
5/5 CMS
Cheaper on 14 of 32 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure Advocate Rush Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $1,350 $1,277 Rush ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $2,125 $2,385 Advocate ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $1,350 $1,613 Advocate ↓
Knee/lower-extremity MRI without contrast $1,350 $1,297 Rush ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $1,915 $3,243 Advocate ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $740 $682 Rush ↓
Mammogram, screening $238 $311 Advocate ↓
DXA bone density scan $395 $365 Rush ↓
Chest X-ray, single view $223 $199 Rush ↓
Comprehensive metabolic panel $108 $104 Rush ↓
Lipid panel $83 $85 Advocate ↓
CBC with differential $33 $47 Advocate ↓
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) $25 $80 Advocate ↓
Hemoglobin A1c $53 $27 Rush ↓
Urinalysis $25 $22 Rush ↓
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy — $5,814 tie
Colonoscopy, diagnostic — $2,389 tie
Colonoscopy with polyp removal — $2,924 tie
Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy — $2,375 tie
Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler $1,075 $2,000 Advocate ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 3 $148 $93 Rush ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 4 $178 $108 Rush ↓
Lumbar epidural steroid injection $1,135 $1,000 Rush ↓
Polysomnography (sleep study) $2,105 $3,030 Advocate ↓
Septoplasty (deviated septum repair) — $2,536 tie
Total abdominal hysterectomy — $5,348 tie
Thyroid ultrasound $570 $563 Rush ↓
New patient office visit, level 3 $148 $107 Rush ↓
New patient office visit, level 4 $178 $125 Rush ↓
Prostate biopsy — $2,323 tie
Carotid duplex ultrasound $905 $1,052 Advocate ↓
Psychotherapy, 45 minutes $180 $249 Advocate ↓

Patient experience.

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

Measure Advocate Rush
HCAHPS overall star rating 3/5 3/5
Would definitely recommend 70% 78%
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 68% 74%
Nurses always communicated well 78% 80%
Doctors always communicated well 77% 80%
Given clear info about recovery 87% 87%
Room and bathroom always clean 65% 68%
Staff always explained meds 59% 62%
Quiet at night, always 51% 68%

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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.