Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital prices
Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL publishes its standard charges, as every US hospital must under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Below is what its own file lists for common services, next to what it has agreed to accept from insurers.
What Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital publishes for common services
ER visit, level 3 (moderate): listed at $1,527. Insurers pay a median of $289, across 9 insurers.
If you were billed the list price, you may have been charged far more than insurers typically pay. See how to use these numbers below.
| Service | List price | Cash price | Insurers pay (median) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ER visit, level 1 (minor)CPT 99281, listed as "CHED 99281 - Level 1 BCE" | $493 | $168 | $91.79$28.32 to $93.62, 9 insurers |
| ER visit, level 2 (low-moderate)CPT 99282, listed as "99282 - Level 2" | $834 | $284 | $165$56.17 to $168, 9 insurers |
| ER visit, level 3 (moderate)CPT 99283, listed as "99283 - Level 3" | $1,527 | $519 | $289$85.36 to $294, 9 insurers |
| ER visit, level 4 (high)CPT 99284, listed as "CHED 99284 - Level 4 BCE" | $2,452 | $834 | $444$163 to $453, 9 insurers |
| ER visit, level 5 (critical)CPT 99285, listed as "CHED 99285 - Level 5 BCE" | $3,340 | $1,135 | $639$242 to $652, 9 insurers |
| Office visit, established patient, low complexityCPT 99213, listed as "Neurology Visit Patient Levels -> Est Pt Level III" | $289 to $390 | $98.26 to $133 | $134$55.53 to $137, 9 insurers |
| Office visit, established patient, moderate complexityCPT 99214, listed as "Neurology Est Pt Level IV BCE" | $371 | $126 | $134$84.93 to $137, 9 insurers |
| Routine venipuncture (blood draw)CPT 36415, listed as "COLLECTION: Venous Draw" | $53.85 | $18.31 | $9.09$8.57 to $9.27, 11 insurers |
| Vitamin B12 injectionCPT J3420, listed as "cyanocobalamin 1000 mcg/mL Inj Soln 1 mL" | $3.86 to $8.74 | $2.97 | - |
| Comprehensive metabolic panelCPT 80053, listed as "CMP" | $372 to $519 | $126 to $176 | $10.56$10.24 to $12.12, 11 insurers |
| Basic metabolic panelCPT 80048, listed as "Basic Metabolic Panel" | $377 | $128 | $8.46$8.21 to $9.72, 11 insurers |
| CBC with differentialCPT 85025, listed as "85025 CBC W/AUTOMATED DIFFERENTIAL" | $304 | $103 | $7.77$7.54 to $8.92, 11 insurers |
| Lipid panelCPT 80061, listed as "Lipid Panel" | $425 | $144 | $13.39$12.99 to $15.37, 11 insurers |
| Hepatic function panelCPT 80076, listed as "Hepatic Function Panel" | $842 | $286 | $8.17$6.56 to $9.38, 11 insurers |
| X-ray, ankle, 3 viewsCPT 73610, listed as "XR Ankle Complete 3+ Views Left BCE" | $638 to $864 | $217 to $294 | $91.79$32.99 to $110, 11 insurers |
| CT abdomen, without contrastCPT 74176, listed as "CT Abd/Pelvis w/o IV Contrast w/ Oral" | $2,640 to $8,591 | $898 to $2,921 | $252$192 to $297, 11 insurers |
| CT abdomen and pelvis, with contrastCPT 74177, listed as "CHI ABD/PEL W/ CONTRAST" | $4,145 to $10,289 | $1,409 to $3,498 | $372$361 to $468, 11 insurers |
| CT abdomen and pelvis, with and without contrastCPT 74178, listed as "CT Chest/Abd/Pelvis w/ + w/o IV Only" | $3,933 to $10,242 | $1,337 to $3,482 | $372$361 to $468, 11 insurers |
| MRI brain, without contrastCPT 70551, listed as "MRI Brain w/o Contrast" | $4,118 | $1,400 | $252$240 to $488, 11 insurers |
| MRI brain, with and without contrastCPT 70553, listed as "MRI Brain w/ + w/o Contrast BCE" | $6,010 | $2,044 | $372$361 to $790, 11 insurers |
| MRI pelvis, without contrastCPT 72195, listed as "MRI Pelvis w/o Contrast" | $3,487 | $1,185 | $252$244 to $348, 11 insurers |
| MRI pelvis, with and without contrastCPT 72197, listed as "MRI Pelvis w/ + w/o Contrast BCE" | $1,950 | $663 | $372$361 to $468, 11 insurers |
| Complete echocardiogram with DopplerCPT 93306, listed as "Echo2D Spectr/Color FLO 93306 BCE" | $2,710 | $922 | $583$231 to $840, 9 insurers |
| Echocardiogram, completeCPT 93307, listed as "EKG Charges - EKG -> Echocardiogram w/o Contrast 93307" | $2,215 | $753 | $252$165 to $257, 9 insurers |
| Electrocardiogram, tracing only (technical component)CPT 93005, listed as "ED Routine ECG 12 lead/15 lead tracing only BCE" | $451 | $153 | $61.92$14.78 to $63.16, 9 insurers |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomyCPT 47562, listed as "LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY" | - | - | $6,082$5,899 to $6,203, 9 insurers |
| Knee arthroscopy, meniscectomyCPT 29881, listed as "KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY" | - | - | $3,382$3,281 to $3,450, 9 insurers |
Source: Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital's standard charges file, which the hospital dated March 17, 2025. Read on October 1, 2026. View the hospital's file (a large data file). Hospitals must publish this file under 45 CFR § 180.
List price
The hospital's full charge (its "gross charge") before any discount. Few people pay it, but it is often the starting point on a bill.
Cash price
What the hospital says it accepts from patients paying without insurance.
Insurers pay
The median of the per-service rates the hospital has negotiated with insurers, shown only when at least 3 insurers report one. Your plan's rate may differ.
How to use these numbers
Uninsured or paying yourself? You can ask Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital to bill you its published cash price, and ask about financial assistance, which nonprofit hospitals must offer.
Insured, and the hospital is in your network? Your share should be based on your plan's negotiated rate, not the list price. If your bill or explanation of benefits shows the list price, ask the billing office why.
These figures summarize what the hospital publishes. They are not a quote, and they don't include separate physician bills.
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