CMS Price Transparency Data

Trauma team activation

Facility: The University of Chicago Medical Center

Billing Code: G0390 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$1,883

about 1.4× the $1,362 Medicare rate · typically $1,399–$3,391

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,643

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $240 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $1,362 Fair price $1,883 This hospital $1,643 Cash price $10,813 Hospital's list price $10,813

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How this hospital compares to other IL hospitals

Highest price of the 9 IL hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $1,142 Priciest $1,643

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IL hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Trauma team activation is about $1,883 (about 1.4× the $1,362 Medicare rate). The University of Chicago Medical Center charges insurers about $1,643, or about $10,813 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Chicago, IL.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

1 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ Aetna UnitedHealthcareBlue Cross Blue ShieldCignaHumanaKaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
Aetnamajor	$1,428	105%
Ambetter (Centene)	$2,071	152%
Oscar Health	$1,643	121%

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 10,813), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the HCPCS code on your bill matches exactly: G0390.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm The University of Chicago Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for HCPCS code G0390.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at The University of Chicago Medical Center

Compare: Trauma team activation at other IL hospitals

Jacksonville Memorial Hospital · Jacksonville $1,142
John H Stroger Jr Hospital · Chicago $1,270
West Suburban Medical Center · Oak Park $1,379
Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital · Chicago $1,379
Saint Anthony Hospital · Chicago $1,379
Deaconess Illinois Crossroads · Mount Vernon $1,379
Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital · Evanston $1,428
Carle Health Proctor Hospital · Peoria $1,428

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.