University of Chicago Hospitals
5841 South Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637 Hospital ***** CMS quality 4 of 5
40%Self-pay discount
40% off list
A typical self-pay discount. Median across the 4,818 prices this hospital publishes, comparing its cash price with its list price for the same item.
Overall cost rating
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
Well above average chargesCharges 5.7× its own reported cost, across all services.
- Type
- Large hospital (400+ beds)
- Beds
- 737
- Ownership
- Nonprofit
- Medicare ID
- 140088
- Cost report
- FY ending 06/30/2025
- CMS quality
- ***** 4 of 5
- Emergency dept
- Yes
- Metro area
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
Cost rating by procedure category
Each rating compares this hospital against every other US hospital that reported the same category. The multiple is what it charges relative to what it told Medicare the service costs it.
| Category | Rating | Markup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery (operating room) 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 6.2× | |
| Post-surgery recovery cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.2× | |
| Childbirth and delivery 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.0× | |
| Anesthesia 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 13.3× | |
| X-ray and diagnostic imaging 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 6.0× | |
| CT scan 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 21.9× | |
| MRI 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 16.3× | |
| Cardiac catheterisation 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 12.2× | |
| Lab tests and bloodwork most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 14.6× | |
| Respiratory therapy 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 7.6× | |
| Physical therapy 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 3.7× | |
| EKG and heart monitoring 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 9.0× | |
| EEG brain monitoring 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 3.7× | |
| Implanted devices most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 4.9× | |
| Drugs given at the facility most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 7.1× | |
| Dialysis most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 7.0× | |
| Outpatient clinic visit 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.1× | |
| Emergency room visit most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 16.8× | |
| Observation stay 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 3.2× | |
| Inpatient room and board 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 2.3× | |
| Intensive care (ICU) most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 4.7× |
What this hospital charges a cash payer
Real published prices from this hospital's own federal price transparency file. We list only services coded in HCPCS Level II, which CMS owns, so nothing here is AMA-licensed. Compare these across hospitals.
| Service | Cash | List price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA prostate cancer screening blood test HCPCS G0103 | $340 cash price | $567 40% off |
| Hospital observation care, per hour HCPCS G0378 | $135 cash price | $225 40% off |
| Cefazolin (Ancef) antibiotic injection, 500 mg HCPCS J0690 | $35.40 cash price | $59.00 40% off |
| Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) antibiotic injection, 250 mg HCPCS J0696 | $35.40 cash price | $59.00 40% off |
| Dexamethasone steroid injection, 1 mg HCPCS J1100 | $35.40 cash price | $59.00 40% off |
| Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) injection, 50 mg HCPCS J1200 | $35.40 cash price | $59.00 40% off |
| Gentamicin antibiotic injection, 80 mg HCPCS J1580 | $116 cash price | $193 40% off |
| Heparin blood thinner injection, 1000 units HCPCS J1644 | $35.40 cash price | $59.00 40% off |
| Ondansetron (Zofran) anti-nausea injection, 1 mg HCPCS J2405 | $41.40 cash price | $69.00 40% off |
| Fentanyl citrate injection, 0.1 mg HCPCS J3010 | $41.40 cash price | $69.00 40% off |
| One unit of red blood cells for transfusion HCPCS P9016 | $1,200 cash price | $2,000 40% off |
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 140088, so it is Medicare-certified and bills Medicare. Commercial insurer network lists are not yet part of this dataset. Confirm your specific plan with the facility before you book.
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