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John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital 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. John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital is cheaper on more procedures (26 vs 1).

John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital
Chicago, IL
Cook County Health
3/5 CMS
Cheaper on 26 of 28 procedures
vs.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital
Chicago, IL
Lurie Children's
Cheaper on 1 of 28 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure John Ann Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $126 $3,391 John ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $195 $4,570 John ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $127 $3,564 John ↓
Knee/lower-extremity MRI without contrast $116 $3,403 John ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $156 $4,478 John ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $69 $1,645 John ↓
DXA bone density scan $18 $683 John ↓
Chest X-ray, single view $16 $433 John ↓
Comprehensive metabolic panel $19 $313 John ↓
Lipid panel $24 $282 John ↓
CBC with differential $14 $156 John ↓
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) $29 $286 John ↓
Hemoglobin A1c $18 $201 John ↓
Urinalysis — $18 tie
Colonoscopy, diagnostic $321 $1,680 John ↓
Colonoscopy with polyp removal $433 $691 John ↓
Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy $238 $2,269 John ↓
Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler $123 $4,318 John ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 3 $109 $311 John ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 4 $160 $438 John ↓
Lumbar epidural steroid injection $188 $1,400 John ↓
Polysomnography (sleep study) $219 $4,920 John ↓
Thyroid ultrasound $49 $1,357 John ↓
New patient office visit, level 3 $139 $385 John ↓
New patient office visit, level 4 $224 $576 John ↓
Ureteroscopy with lithotripsy (kidney stone) $676 $182 Ann ↓
Carotid duplex ultrasound $71 $2,106 John ↓
Psychotherapy, 45 minutes $164 $345 John ↓

Patient experience.

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

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