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Rush University Medical Center vs Advocate Illinois Masonic 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).

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

Head-to-head, by procedure.

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

Patient experience.

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

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