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Northwestern Memorial Hospital vs Loyola University Medical Center.

Side-by-side prices for 38 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 (28 vs 0).

Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL
Northwestern Medicine
5/5 CMS
Cheaper on 0 of 38 procedures
vs.
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, IL
Trinity Health
3/5 CMS
Cheaper on 28 of 38 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure Northwestern Loyola Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $3,887 $911 Loyola ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $5,385 $1,204 Loyola ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $3,837 $948 Loyola ↓
Knee/lower-extremity MRI without contrast $3,835 $995 Loyola ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $6,049 $1,333 Loyola ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $1,772 $417 Loyola ↓
Mammogram, screening $524 $160 Loyola ↓
DXA bone density scan $637 $183 Loyola ↓
Chest X-ray, single view $538 $118 Loyola ↓
Comprehensive metabolic panel $307 $18 Loyola ↓
Lipid panel $184 $59 Loyola ↓
CBC with differential $78 $35 Loyola ↓
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) $162 $68 Loyola ↓
Hemoglobin A1c $117 $20 Loyola ↓
Urinalysis $22 — tie
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 $2,501 Loyola ↓
Cataract surgery, one eye $6,722 — tie
Colonoscopy, diagnostic $2,525 $762 Loyola ↓
Colonoscopy with polyp removal $4,094 $982 Loyola ↓
Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy $3,218 $790 Loyola ↓
Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler $3,278 $748 Loyola ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 3 $151 $16 Loyola ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 4 $165 $38 Loyola ↓
Carpal tunnel release $12,723 — tie
Lumbar epidural steroid injection $2,570 $555 Loyola ↓
Polysomnography (sleep study) $3,990 $1,282 Loyola ↓
Septoplasty (deviated septum repair) $4,229 — tie
Thyroid ultrasound $1,343 $338 Loyola ↓
New patient office visit, level 3 $380 $30 Loyola ↓
New patient office visit, level 4 $438 $38 Loyola ↓
Ureteroscopy with lithotripsy (kidney stone) $35,981 — tie
Prostate biopsy $5,029 $997 Loyola ↓
Carotid duplex ultrasound $2,337 $554 Loyola ↓
Psychotherapy, 45 minutes $134 — tie

Patient experience.

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

Measure Northwestern Loyola
HCAHPS overall star rating 4/5 2/5
Would definitely recommend 82% 62%
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 80% 60%
Nurses always communicated well 81% 76%
Doctors always communicated well 81% 76%
Given clear info about recovery 88% 86%
Room and bathroom always clean 67% 56%
Staff always explained meds 61% 56%
Quiet at night, always 65% 50%

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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.

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