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Loyola University Medical Center vs Advocate Lutheran General Hospital.

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. Loyola University Medical Center is cheaper on more procedures (22 vs 1).

Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, IL
Trinity Health
3/5 CMS
Cheaper on 22 of 30 procedures
vs.
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Park Ridge, IL
Advocate Aurora
4/5 CMS
Cheaper on 1 of 30 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure Loyola Advocate Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $911 $1,700 Loyola ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $1,204 $2,650 Loyola ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $948 $1,700 Loyola ↓
Knee/lower-extremity MRI without contrast $995 $1,700 Loyola ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $1,333 $2,705 Loyola ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $417 $735 Loyola ↓
Mammogram, screening $160 $238 Loyola ↓
DXA bone density scan $183 $395 Loyola ↓
Chest X-ray, single view $118 $223 Loyola ↓
Comprehensive metabolic panel $18 $108 Loyola ↓
Lipid panel $59 $83 Loyola ↓
CBC with differential $35 $35 tie
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) $68 $25 Advocate ↓
Hemoglobin A1c $20 $53 Loyola ↓
Urinalysis — $25 tie
Inguinal hernia repair, open $2,501 — tie
Colonoscopy, diagnostic $762 — tie
Colonoscopy with polyp removal $982 — tie
Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy $790 — tie
Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler $748 $1,075 Loyola ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 3 $16 $148 Loyola ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 4 $38 $178 Loyola ↓
Lumbar epidural steroid injection $555 $1,025 Loyola ↓
Polysomnography (sleep study) $1,282 $2,105 Loyola ↓
Thyroid ultrasound $338 $550 Loyola ↓
New patient office visit, level 3 $30 $148 Loyola ↓
New patient office visit, level 4 $38 $178 Loyola ↓
Prostate biopsy $997 $2,600 Loyola ↓
Carotid duplex ultrasound $554 $905 Loyola ↓
Psychotherapy, 45 minutes — $250 tie

Patient experience.

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

Measure Loyola Advocate
HCAHPS overall star rating 2/5 3/5
Would definitely recommend 62% 73%
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 60% 71%
Nurses always communicated well 76% 80%
Doctors always communicated well 76% 78%
Given clear info about recovery 86% 88%
Room and bathroom always clean 56% 67%
Staff always explained meds 56% 59%
Quiet at night, always 50% 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.