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

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).

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

Head-to-head, by procedure.

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

Patient experience.

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

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