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Advocate Lutheran General Hospital vs Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.

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 Illinois Masonic Medical Center is cheaper on more procedures (7 vs 3).

Park Ridge, IL
Advocate Aurora
4/5 CMS
Cheaper on 3 of 26 procedures
vs.
Chicago, IL
Advocate Aurora
3/5 CMS
Cheaper on 7 of 26 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure Advocate Advocate Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $1,700 $1,350 Advocate ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $2,650 $2,125 Advocate ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $1,700 $1,350 Advocate ↓
Knee/lower-extremity MRI without contrast $1,700 $1,350 Advocate ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $2,705 $1,915 Advocate ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $735 $740 Advocate ↓
Mammogram, screening $238 $238 tie
DXA bone density scan $395 $395 tie
Chest X-ray, single view $223 $223 tie
Comprehensive metabolic panel $108 $108 tie
Lipid panel $83 $83 tie
CBC with differential $35 $33 Advocate ↓
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) $25 $25 tie
Hemoglobin A1c $53 $53 tie
Urinalysis $25 $25 tie
Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler $1,075 $1,075 tie
Office visit, established patient, level 3 $148 $148 tie
Office visit, established patient, level 4 $178 $178 tie
Lumbar epidural steroid injection $1,025 $1,135 Advocate ↓
Polysomnography (sleep study) $2,105 $2,105 tie
Thyroid ultrasound $550 $570 Advocate ↓
New patient office visit, level 3 $148 $148 tie
New patient office visit, level 4 $178 $178 tie
Prostate biopsy $2,600 tie
Carotid duplex ultrasound $905 $905 tie
Psychotherapy, 45 minutes $250 $180 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 73% 70%
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 71% 68%
Nurses always communicated well 80% 78%
Doctors always communicated well 78% 77%
Given clear info about recovery 88% 87%
Room and bathroom always clean 67% 65%
Staff always explained meds 59% 59%
Quiet at night, always 49% 51%

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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.