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Rush University Medical Center vs Advocate Lutheran General Hospital.

Side-by-side prices for 31 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 (17 vs 9).

Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Rush
5/5 CMS
Cheaper on 17 of 31 procedures
vs.
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Park Ridge, IL
Advocate Aurora
4/5 CMS
Cheaper on 9 of 31 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure Rush Advocate Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $1,277 $1,700 Rush ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $2,385 $2,650 Rush ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $1,613 $1,700 Rush ↓
Knee/lower-extremity MRI without contrast $1,297 $1,700 Rush ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $3,243 $2,705 Advocate ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $682 $735 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 $35 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 $1,025 Rush ↓
Polysomnography (sleep study) $3,030 $2,105 Advocate ↓
Septoplasty (deviated septum repair) $2,536 — tie
Thyroid ultrasound $563 $550 Advocate ↓
New patient office visit, level 3 $107 $148 Rush ↓
New patient office visit, level 4 $125 $178 Rush ↓
Prostate biopsy $2,323 $2,600 Rush ↓
Carotid duplex ultrasound $1,052 $905 Advocate ↓
Psychotherapy, 45 minutes $249 $250 Rush ↓

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% 73%
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 74% 71%
Nurses always communicated well 80% 80%
Doctors always communicated well 80% 78%
Given clear info about recovery 87% 88%
Room and bathroom always clean 68% 67%
Staff always explained meds 62% 59%
Quiet at night, always 68% 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.