Northwestern Memorial Hospital
prices.
Cash-pay and insurance prices for 39 procedures at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, pulled from the federally-mandated machine-readable file the hospital is required to publish. Cash-pay range across these procedures: $22 to $48,384.
Procedure prices.
- Abdominal ultrasound, complete CPT 76700 $1,772
- Brain MRI with and without contrast CPT 70553 $5,385
- Brain MRI without contrast CPT 70551 $3,887
- Carotid duplex ultrasound CPT 93880 $2,337
- Carpal tunnel release CPT 29848 $12,723 to $13,022
- Cataract surgery, one eye CPT 66984 $6,722 to $10,853
- CBC with differential CPT 85025 $78 to $153
- Chest X-ray, single view CPT 71045 $538
- Colonoscopy with polyp removal CPT 45385 $4,094 to $12,859
- Colonoscopy, diagnostic CPT 45378 $2,525 to $4,337
- Comprehensive metabolic panel CPT 80053 $307
- CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast CPT 74177 $6,049
- DXA bone density scan CPT 77080 $637
- Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler CPT 93306 $3,278
- Hemoglobin A1c CPT 83036 $117
- Inguinal hernia repair, open CPT 49505 $4,658 to $19,605
- Knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy CPT 29881 $4,871 to $25,664
- Knee/lower-extremity MRI without contrast CPT 73721 $3,835
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy CPT 47562 $15,823 to $30,641
- Lipid panel CPT 80061 $184
- Lumbar epidural steroid injection CPT 64483 $2,570 to $3,377
- Lumbar spine MRI without contrast CPT 72148 $3,837
- Mammogram, screening CPT 77067 $524
- New patient office visit, level 3 CPT 99203 $380
- New patient office visit, level 4 CPT 99204 $438
- Office visit, established patient, level 3 CPT 99213 $151 to $291
- Office visit, established patient, level 4 CPT 99214 $165 to $398
- Polysomnography (sleep study) CPT 95810 $3,990
- Prostate biopsy CPT 55700 $5,029 to $17,133
- Psychotherapy, 45 minutes CPT 90834 $134 to $144
- Septoplasty (deviated septum repair) CPT 30520 $4,229 to $32,729
- Thyroid ultrasound CPT 76536 $1,343
- Total abdominal hysterectomy CPT 58150 $48,384
- Total hip replacement CPT 27130 $34,606
- Total knee replacement CPT 27447 $34,606
- TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) CPT 84443 $162
- Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy CPT 43239 $3,218 to $10,335
- Ureteroscopy with lithotripsy (kidney stone) CPT 52353 $35,981
- Urinalysis CPT 81002 $22 to $85
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5/5 stars on CMS Hospital Care Compare. Based on ~50 measures of safety, mortality, readmission, patient experience, and timeliness. View on Care Compare ↗
Patient experience.
CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 2,160 completed surveys.
| Measure | This hospital | Network avg | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCAHPS overall star rating | 4/5 | 2.8/5 | +1.2 |
| Would definitely recommend | 82% | 69.6% | +12pp |
| Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 | 80% | 68.6% | +11pp |
| Nurses always communicated well | 81% | 75.6% | +5pp |
| Doctors always communicated well | 81% | 76.6% | +4pp |
| Given clear info about recovery | 88% | 84.4% | +4pp |
| Room and bathroom always clean | 67% | 68.6% | -2pp |
| Staff always explained meds | 61% | 57.6% | +3pp |
| Quiet at night, always | 65% | 52.2% | +13pp |
About this data.
The prices above are pulled directly from Northwestern Memorial Hospital's machine-readable file (MRF), required under the Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50). We download the file, parse the rows for our shoppable CPT set, and publish the dollar amounts as the hospital published them. No surveys, no estimates.
Cash-pay rates are what an uninsured patient would be charged. Insurance-negotiated rates vary by payer and plan; pick a payer in the comparison tool to see plan-specific numbers.