THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER
CHICAGO, IL
Ranks 1 of 92 scanned hospitals in IL. Ranks 1 of 2461 scanned nationally.
Insurer rates vs. nearby hospitals
We compared the commercial rates in THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER's published price file with the same insurers' commercial rates at hospitals within 60 miles (120 for services with fewer nearby rates), across 24 common services (imaging, lab tests and emergency visits). No insurer pays THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER below the nearby median on most of the services compared.
| Insurer | Below the nearby median |
|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois | 12 of 21 services |
| Cigna | 1 of 7 services |
| UnitedHealthcare | 0 of 14 services |
| Aetna | 0 of 13 services |
The full benchmark lists every service for every insurer: this hospital's rate, the nearby 25th percentile, median and 75th percentile, and each nearby hospital's published rate with a link to its source file, so your team can check every number before a contract negotiation.
Source: each hospital's own machine-readable file published under 45 CFR 180 (this hospital's file last updated 2026-04-01). Commercial plans only; Medicare Advantage and Medicaid plans are excluded. Where a file lists several plans for one insurer, we use the median of those plans. Hospitals sharing this hospital's tax ID are not counted as peers. Not legal or contracting advice.
This file passed every automated check in the current ruleset.
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Automated analysis of the public file, using the current MRF Preflight ruleset. Not legal advice. Hospitals may re-scan at any time.
No findings. This file passed every check in the current ruleset.