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

Side-by-side prices for 29 procedures both hospitals publish, plus CMS quality ratings and metro context. Pulled from each hospital's federally-mandated price transparency file. University of Chicago Medical Center is cheaper on more procedures (16 vs 12).

University of Chicago Medical Center
Chicago, IL
UChicago Medicine
4/5 CMS
Cheaper on 16 of 29 procedures
vs.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital
Chicago, IL
Lurie Children's
Cheaper on 12 of 29 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure University Ann Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $4,097 $3,391 Ann ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $7,132 $4,570 Ann ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $5,558 $3,564 Ann ↓
Knee/lower-extremity MRI without contrast $4,638 $3,403 Ann ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $5,839 $4,478 Ann ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $399 $1,645 University ↓
DXA bone density scan $136 $683 University ↓
Chest X-ray, single view $345 $433 University ↓
Comprehensive metabolic panel $101 $313 University ↓
Lipid panel $128 $282 University ↓
CBC with differential $75 $156 University ↓
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) $37 $286 University ↓
Hemoglobin A1c $92 $201 University ↓
Urinalysis $116 $18 Ann ↓
Colonoscopy, diagnostic $2,790 $1,680 Ann ↓
Colonoscopy with polyp removal $3,949 $691 Ann ↓
Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy $2,569 $2,269 Ann ↓
Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler $5,935 $4,318 Ann ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 3 $58 $311 University ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 4 $197 $438 University ↓
Lumbar epidural steroid injection $1,211 $1,400 University ↓
Polysomnography (sleep study) $388 $4,920 University ↓
Thyroid ultrasound $408 $1,357 University ↓
New patient office visit, level 3 $52 $385 University ↓
New patient office visit, level 4 $360 $576 University ↓
Ureteroscopy with lithotripsy (kidney stone) — $182 tie
Prostate biopsy $1,908 $1,783 Ann ↓
Carotid duplex ultrasound $2,755 $2,106 Ann ↓
Psychotherapy, 45 minutes $225 $345 University ↓

Patient experience.

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

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

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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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