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University of Chicago Medical Center vs Endeavor Health Evanston Hospital.

Side-by-side prices for 30 procedures both hospitals publish, plus CMS quality ratings and metro context. Pulled from each hospital's federally-mandated price transparency file. Endeavor Health Evanston Hospital is cheaper on more procedures (18 vs 8).

Chicago, IL
UChicago Medicine
4/5 CMS
Cheaper on 8 of 30 procedures
vs.
Evanston, IL
Endeavor Health (NorthShore)
5/5 CMS
Cheaper on 18 of 30 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure University Endeavor Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $4,097 $3,787 Endeavor ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $7,132 $4,990 Endeavor ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $5,558 $3,908 Endeavor ↓
Knee/lower-extremity MRI without contrast $4,638 $3,669 Endeavor ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $5,839 $4,692 Endeavor ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $399 $271 Endeavor ↓
Mammogram, screening $614 $422 Endeavor ↓
DXA bone density scan $136 $289 University ↓
Chest X-ray, single view $345 $369 University ↓
Comprehensive metabolic panel $101 $45 Endeavor ↓
Lipid panel $128 $43 Endeavor ↓
CBC with differential $75 $106 University ↓
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) $37 $202 University ↓
Hemoglobin A1c $92 $30 Endeavor ↓
Urinalysis $116 $42 Endeavor ↓
Colonoscopy, diagnostic $2,790 tie
Colonoscopy with polyp removal $3,949 tie
Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy $2,569 tie
Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler $5,935 $3,756 Endeavor ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 3 $58 $77 University ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 4 $197 $132 Endeavor ↓
Carpal tunnel release $3,826 tie
Lumbar epidural steroid injection $1,211 $2,157 University ↓
Polysomnography (sleep study) $388 $2,172 University ↓
Thyroid ultrasound $408 $121 Endeavor ↓
New patient office visit, level 3 $52 $209 University ↓
New patient office visit, level 4 $360 $225 Endeavor ↓
Prostate biopsy $1,908 $945 Endeavor ↓
Carotid duplex ultrasound $2,755 $771 Endeavor ↓
Psychotherapy, 45 minutes $225 $160 Endeavor ↓

Patient experience.

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

Measure University Endeavor
HCAHPS overall star rating 3/5 3/5
Would definitely recommend 73% 69%
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 70% 68%
Nurses always communicated well 77% 77%
Doctors always communicated well 81% 78%
Given clear info about recovery 86% 87%
Room and bathroom always clean 61% 71%
Staff always explained meds 58% 56%
Quiet at night, always 63% 60%

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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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