163 procedures with published pricing. Cash pay ranges from $34 to $311,167.
Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago publishes cash-pay pricing for 163 procedures, as required by federal law under 45 CFR Part 180. The median cash price across all published procedures is $2,081, with individual procedure prices ranging from $34 to $311,167 as of 2026-09-01. Source: Northwestern Memorial Hospital Machine-Readable File. ProcedureRadar.
By Kevin Monangai, Founder, ProcedureRadar.
Hospital profile pages are what we wish existed when our own family was trying to figure out a bill. Each one shows every procedure that hospital publishes, pulled straight from its own federally mandated transparency file, one of roughly 3,500 we track and refresh monthly. We link back to the raw file every time, so you can verify the prices yourself. No middleman, no spin.
Northwestern Memorial Hospital's cash pay prices range from $34 (Blood Draw (Venipuncture)) to $311,167 (Spinal Fusion (Lumbar)).
| Category | Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Draw (Venipuncture) | lab | $34 | $11 to $304 | High |
| Venipuncture | lab | $34 | $11 to $304 | High |
| Comprehensive Metabolic Panel | lab | $39 | $11 to $584 | High |
| Urinalysis | lab | $66 | $8 to $171 | High |
| Complete Blood Count (CBC) | lab | $81 | $18 to $137 | High |
| Hospital Discharge | other | $88 | $24 to $125 | High |
| Hospital Follow-up Care | other | $88 | $24 to $125 | High |
| Therapeutic Injection | preventive | $93 | $10 to $257 | High |
| Hospital Observation | other | $97 | $16 to $169 | High |
| Allergy Testing Panel | diagnostic | $99 | $27 to $141 | High |
| Prostate Cancer Screening | other | $106 | $26 to $230 | High |
| Complete Blood Count (CBC) | lab | $113 | $22 to $197 | High |
| Hemoglobin A1C | lab | $117 | $32 to $569 | High |
| Mammogram | preventive | $125 | $35 to $179 | High |
| Pap Smear | preventive | $133 | $1 to $273 | High |
| Mental Health Evaluation | therapy | $136 | $38 to $205 | High |
| Psychotherapy Session (45 min) | therapy | $136 | $38 to $205 | High |
| Hepatic Function Panel | lab | $139 | $39 to $199 | High |
| Liver Function Panel | lab | $139 | $19 to $227 | High |
| Thyroid Test (TSH) | lab | $140 | $32 to $232 | High |
| Hospital Admission | other | $140 | $39 to $200 | High |
| Hypertension Management | cardiac | $151 | $42 to $364 | High |
| Skin Lesion Destruction | other | $155 | $41 to $1,871 | High |
| Vitamin D Test | lab | $160 | $36 to $273 | High |
| Thyroid Panel (TSH) | lab | $162 | $45 to $232 | High |
| Cholesterol Management | cardiac | $165 | $5 to $390 | High |
| Diabetes Management | other | $165 | $46 to $497 | High |
| Lipid Panel | lab | $184 | $51 to $263 | High |
| Vitamin D Level | lab | $191 | $53 to $273 | High |
| Urgent Care Visit | other | $216 | $60 to $308 | High |
| Occupational Therapy | therapy | $231 | $32 to $776 | High |
| Pathology (Surgical Specimen) | lab | $239 | $66 to $2,702 | High |
| PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen) | lab | $254 | $32 to $363 | High |
| EKG (Electrocardiogram) | cardiac | $282 | $78 to $403 | High |
| IV Hydration | therapy | $290 | $30 to $531 | High |
| Chemotherapy Administration | other | $300 | $5 to $922 | High |
| Hydration IV Infusion Init | surgery | $301 | $83 to $691 | High |
| Rotator Cuff Repair | surgery | $301 | $42 to $8,823 | High |
| IV Drug Infusion | therapy | $329 | $74 to $757 | High |
| IV Infusion, 1st Hr | surgery | $333 | $72 to $481 | High |
| Moderate Sedation | other | $337 | $53 to $996 | High |
| Occupational Therapy Evaluation | therapy | $382 | $106 to $776 | High |
| Shoulder X-Ray | imaging | $415 | $115 to $593 | High |
| X-ray Exam of Shoulder | imaging | $415 | $115 to $593 | High |
| Physical Therapy Evaluation | therapy | $447 | $124 to $776 | High |
| Bone Density Scan | imaging | $459 | $102 to $786 | High |
| Hand/Wrist X-Ray | imaging | $493 | $91 to $704 | High |
| Ankle X-Ray | imaging | $542 | $111 to $774 | High |
| DEXA Bone Density Scan | imaging | $550 | $152 to $786 | High |
| Intermediate Joint Injection | surgery | $581 | $194 to $2,500 | High |
| X-Ray of the Knee | imaging | $599 | $166 to $855 | High |
| Asthma Management | other | $620 | $172 to $1,229 | High |
| Emergency Room Visit | emergency | $628 | $28 to $3,026 | High |
| Toenail Removal | surgery | $628 | $113 to $2,922 | High |
| Laceration Repair | emergency | $658 | $22 to $20,796 | High |
| X-ray Exam Hip Uni 1 View | imaging | $687 | $191 to $982 | High |
| Physical Therapy | therapy | $717 | $124 to $1,411 | High |
| Knee X-Ray | imaging | $725 | $201 to $1,035 | High |
| Obstetric Ultrasound | imaging | $749 | $208 to $1,070 | High |
| Skin Tag Removal | other | $770 | $96 to $2,651 | High |
| Skin Biopsy | other | $813 | $134 to $3,944 | High |
| Stress Test | cardiac | $849 | $108 to $1,810 | High |
| Epidural Steroid Injection | other | $858 | $16 to $4,295 | High |
| LASIK Eye Surgery | other | $894 | $299 to $1,277 | Moderate |
| Lumbar Spine X-Ray | imaging | $909 | $195 to $1,299 | High |
| Lumbar Spine X-Ray | imaging | $909 | $195 to $1,299 | High |
| Small Joint Injection | surgery | $919 | $73 to $1,904 | High |
| Trigger Point Injection | therapy | $923 | $247 to $7,978 | High |
| Hip/Pelvis X-Ray | imaging | $964 | $261 to $1,411 | High |
| Pelvic Ultrasound | imaging | $1,079 | $299 to $1,542 | High |
| Critical Care | emergency | $1,089 | $125 to $25,881 | High |
| Cardiac Stress Test | cardiac | $1,267 | $7 to $1,810 | High |
| Echocardiogram | imaging | $1,437 | $33 to $2,853 | High |
| Abdominal Ultrasound | imaging | $1,604 | $182 to $2,292 | High |
| Dialysis | other | $1,653 | $81 to $3,852 | High |
| Ultrasound of the Abdomen | imaging | $1,772 | $491 to $2,532 | High |
| Carpal Tunnel Release | surgery | $1,782 | $63 to $7,412 | High |
| Laryngoscopy | other | $1,887 | $109 to $6,297 | High |
| Paracentesis | diagnostic | $2,063 | $27 to $3,779 | High |
| CT Chest | imaging | $2,099 | $217 to $4,880 | High |
| Carotid Duplex Ultrasound | imaging | $2,337 | $648 to $3,338 | High |
| Carotid Ultrasound | imaging | $2,337 | $648 to $3,338 | High |
| Bronchoscopy | diagnostic | $2,440 | $57 to $21,922 | High |
| Central Line Insertion | other | $2,442 | $47 to $8,587 | High |
| CT Scan of the Head | imaging | $2,475 | $686 to $3,535 | High |
| Mole Removal | other | $2,552 | $274 to $3,646 | High |
| Thoracentesis | other | $2,656 | $207 to $7,705 | High |
| Sleep Study (Polysomnography) | diagnostic | $2,662 | $370 to $6,546 | High |
| Vasectomy | surgery | $2,744 | $7 to $4,083 | High |
| ERCP (Gallstone Removal) | other | $2,846 | $33 to $7,937 | High |
| CT Cervical Spine without Contrast | imaging | $2,876 | $768 to $4,526 | High |
| IUD Insertion | other | $3,095 | $428 to $7,855 | High |
| PET Scan | imaging | $3,109 | $20 to $9,271 | High |
| CT Head | imaging | $3,116 | $686 to $5,367 | High |
| Colonoscopy (Diagnostic) | diagnostic | $3,153 | $313 to $7,500 | High |
| Colonoscopy with Polypectomy | other | $3,153 | $313 to $7,500 | High |
| CT Scan of the Chest | imaging | $3,416 | $947 to $4,880 | High |
| CT Spine | imaging | $3,641 | $361 to $5,878 | High |
| MRI of the Lower Back (Lumbar) | imaging | $3,837 | $1,064 to $5,482 | High |
| MRI of the Brain | imaging | $3,966 | $1,009 to $6,130 | High |
| Septoplasty | surgery | $4,229 | $1,793 to $6,711 | High |
| MRI Spine | imaging | $4,272 | $1,064 to $6,724 | High |
| MRI of the Shoulder | imaging | $4,324 | $1,198 to $6,177 | High |
| MRI of the Abdomen | imaging | $4,386 | $1,215 to $6,265 | High |
| MRI of the Knee | imaging | $4,429 | $1,227 to $6,327 | High |
| CT Abdomen and Pelvis | imaging | $4,802 | $1,331 to $7,549 | High |
| CT Abdomen and Pelvis without Contrast | imaging | $4,802 | $1,331 to $6,860 | High |
| Radiation Therapy | other | $4,936 | $253 to $48,698 | High |
| Prostate Biopsy | other | $5,029 | $1,343 to $7,184 | High |
| Hysteroscopy | other | $5,265 | $360 to $9,783 | High |
| Colonoscopy | preventive | $5,535 | $673 to $12,563 | High |
| Endometrial Ablation | other | $6,177 | $2,065 to $26,174 | High |
| Bunionectomy | other | $6,246 | $2,088 to $9,766 | Moderate |
| Endoscopy | preventive | $6,520 | $425 to $14,032 | High |
| Cataract Surgery | surgery | $6,722 | $45 to $9,603 | High |
| Lumpectomy (Breast) | surgery | $7,348 | $1,614 to $15,783 | High |
| Circumcision | surgery | $7,399 | $21 to $14,936 | High |
| Tonsillectomy | surgery | $7,599 | $229 to $20,616 | High |
| Vaginal Delivery | obstetric | $7,808 | $733 to $18,530 | High |
| Abscess Drainage (I&D) | emergency | $11,791 | $255 to $32,327 | High |
| Tubal Ligation | surgery | $12,713 | $2,349 to $24,214 | High |
| Hernia Repair (Umbilical) | surgery | $13,543 | $3,750 to $19,347 | Low |
| Upper GI Endoscopy (EGD) | diagnostic | $13,670 | $702 to $19,528 | High |
| Knee Arthroscopy | other | $13,828 | $44 to $30,147 | High |
| Foot X-Ray | imaging | $14,209 | $90 to $20,299 | High |
| Cystoscopy | diagnostic | $14,319 | $2 to $30,619 | High |
| Drainage of Skin Abscess | other | $14,667 | $460 to $20,953 | High |
| Hernia Repair | surgery | $21,807 | $425 to $55,653 | High |
| Thyroidectomy | surgery | $26,269 | $425 to $38,351 | Moderate |
| Cardiac Ablation | other | $27,258 | $3,412 to $365,491 | High |
| ACL Reconstruction | surgery | $27,637 | $163 to $39,482 | High |
| Appendectomy (Laparoscopic) | surgery | $28,431 | $425 to $42,961 | High |
| Cortisone Shot (Joint Injection) | surgery | $33,128 | $70 to $47,326 | High |
| Ankle Surgery | other | $34,301 | $52 to $79,858 | High |
| Pacemaker Insertion | cardiac | $36,372 | $425 to $98,822 | High |
| COPD Management | other | $38,967 | $169 to $55,667 | High |
| Breast Biopsy | other | $41,894 | $15 to $116,334 | High |
| Gastric Sleeve (Weight Loss Surgery) | other | $42,108 | $425 to $106,090 | High |
| C-Section (Cesarean Delivery) | obstetric | $46,052 | $80 to $65,789 | High |
| Laminectomy (Back Decompression) | other | $46,537 | $29 to $71,225 | High |
| Prostatectomy | other | $48,669 | $126 to $165,917 | High |
| Wound Debridement | surgery | $60,695 | $204 to $86,708 | High |
| Hysterectomy (Laparoscopic) | surgery | $62,385 | $425 to $90,813 | High |
| Chest X-Ray | imaging | $63,251 | $249 to $90,359 | High |
| Chest X-Ray 1 View | imaging | $63,251 | $249 to $90,359 | High |
| Shoulder Surgery | surgery | $66,414 | $94 to $94,877 | High |
| Total Knee Replacement | surgery | $67,720 | $27 to $144,047 | High |
| Gallbladder Removal (Laparoscopic) | surgery | $71,048 | $250 to $159,221 | High |
| Total Hip Replacement | surgery | $71,313 | $6 to $154,316 | High |
| Hip Arthroscopy | other | $72,084 | $58 to $102,977 | High |
| Kidney Stone Removal | other | $78,998 | $327 to $193,394 | High |
| Cardiac Catheterization | cardiac | $118,446 | $1,801 to $323,021 | High |
| Heart Valve Replacement | other | $123,118 | $13 to $319,068 | High |
| Hernia Repair (Inguinal) | surgery | $125,777 | $425 to $179,682 | High |
| Deb Subq Tissue 20 SQ Cm/< | other | $131,504 | $204 to $187,863 | High |
| Spinal Fusion | surgery | $145,751 | $207 to $208,216 | High |
| Angioplasty with Stent (PCI) | other | $151,486 | $76 to $401,007 | High |
| Spinal Fusion (Lumbar) | surgery | $311,167 | $207 to $444,525 | High |
| Flu Vaccination | preventive | N/A | $4 to $48 | High |
| Blood Test | lab | N/A | $13 to $89,867 | High |
| Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) | lab | N/A | $48 to $28,067 | High |
| CABG (Heart Bypass Surgery) | other | N/A | $101 to $27,834 | High |
| Lumbar Puncture (Spinal Tap) | other | N/A | $179 to $138,684 | High |
This hospital's pricing is published per federal mandate.
Disclosure required by 45 CFR Part 180.
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