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Rush University Medical Center vs Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital.

Side-by-side prices for 28 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 (23 vs 5).

Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Rush
5/5 CMS
Cheaper on 23 of 28 procedures
vs.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital
Chicago, IL
Lurie Children's
Cheaper on 5 of 28 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure Rush Ann Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $1,277 $3,391 Rush ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $2,385 $4,570 Rush ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $1,613 $3,564 Rush ↓
Knee/lower-extremity MRI without contrast $1,297 $3,403 Rush ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $3,243 $4,478 Rush ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $682 $1,645 Rush ↓
DXA bone density scan $365 $683 Rush ↓
Chest X-ray, single view $199 $433 Rush ↓
Comprehensive metabolic panel $104 $313 Rush ↓
Lipid panel $85 $282 Rush ↓
CBC with differential $47 $156 Rush ↓
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) $80 $286 Rush ↓
Hemoglobin A1c $27 $201 Rush ↓
Urinalysis $22 $18 Ann ↓
Colonoscopy, diagnostic $2,389 $1,680 Ann ↓
Colonoscopy with polyp removal $2,924 $691 Ann ↓
Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy $2,375 $2,269 Ann ↓
Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler $2,000 $4,318 Rush ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 3 $93 $311 Rush ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 4 $108 $438 Rush ↓
Lumbar epidural steroid injection $1,000 $1,400 Rush ↓
Polysomnography (sleep study) $3,030 $4,920 Rush ↓
Thyroid ultrasound $563 $1,357 Rush ↓
New patient office visit, level 3 $107 $385 Rush ↓
New patient office visit, level 4 $125 $576 Rush ↓
Prostate biopsy $2,323 $1,783 Ann ↓
Carotid duplex ultrasound $1,052 $2,106 Rush ↓
Psychotherapy, 45 minutes $249 $345 Rush ↓

Patient experience.

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

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

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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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