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Rush University Medical Center vs John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital.

Side-by-side prices for 33 procedures both hospitals publish, plus CMS quality ratings and metro context. Pulled from each hospital's federally-mandated price transparency file. John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital is cheaper on more procedures (26 vs 6).

Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Rush
5/5 CMS
Cheaper on 6 of 33 procedures
vs.
John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital
Chicago, IL
Cook County Health
3/5 CMS
Cheaper on 26 of 33 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure Rush John Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $1,277 $126 John ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $2,385 $195 John ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $1,613 $127 John ↓
Knee/lower-extremity MRI without contrast $1,297 $116 John ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $3,243 $156 John ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $682 $69 John ↓
Mammogram, screening $311 $65 John ↓
DXA bone density scan $365 $18 John ↓
Chest X-ray, single view $199 $16 John ↓
Comprehensive metabolic panel $104 $19 John ↓
Lipid panel $85 $24 John ↓
CBC with differential $47 $14 John ↓
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) $80 $29 John ↓
Hemoglobin A1c $27 $18 John ↓
Urinalysis $22 — tie
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy $5,814 $1,315 John ↓
Vaginal delivery, global $4,483 $4,694 Rush ↓
Cesarean delivery, global $3,815 $5,335 Rush ↓
Colonoscopy, diagnostic $2,389 $321 John ↓
Colonoscopy with polyp removal $2,924 $433 John ↓
Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy $2,375 $238 John ↓
Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler $2,000 $123 John ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 3 $93 $109 Rush ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 4 $108 $160 Rush ↓
Lumbar epidural steroid injection $1,000 $188 John ↓
Polysomnography (sleep study) $3,030 $219 John ↓
Septoplasty (deviated septum repair) $2,536 $1,156 John ↓
Total abdominal hysterectomy $5,348 $1,901 John ↓
Thyroid ultrasound $563 $49 John ↓
New patient office visit, level 3 $107 $139 Rush ↓
New patient office visit, level 4 $125 $224 Rush ↓
Carotid duplex ultrasound $1,052 $71 John ↓
Psychotherapy, 45 minutes $249 $164 John ↓

Patient experience.

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

Measure Rush John
HCAHPS overall star rating 3/5 2/5
Would definitely recommend 78% 68%
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 74% 65%
Nurses always communicated well 80% 69%
Doctors always communicated well 80% 79%
Given clear info about recovery 87% 80%
Room and bathroom always clean 68% 58%
Staff always explained meds 62% 50%
Quiet at night, always 68% 48%

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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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