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Outpatient surgery centers in Chicago, IL

17 outpatient surgery centers certified by Medicare.

An outpatient surgery center (ambulatory surgical center, ASC) does surgery and procedures that do not need a hospital stay: patients usually go home the same day. Common examples are cataract surgery, colonoscopy and other endoscopy, joint and hand surgery, and pain injections. The centers listed here are certified by Medicare. They are not emergency rooms.

By kind of surgery

Number of centers here certified by Medicare for each kind of surgery (one center can do several).

  • Eye surgery (ophthalmology)5
  • Endoscopy (for example colonoscopy)8
  • Orthopedic surgery (bones and joints)13
  • Pain management procedures11
  • Plastic surgery7
  • Foot surgery (podiatry)12
  • Ear, nose and throat surgery6
  • Gynecologic surgery (OB/GYN)7
  • Other surgery9

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Common questions

How many outpatient surgery centers are in Chicago?

Medicare (CMS) lists 17 outpatient surgery centers in Chicago, Illinois.

Which surgery centers in Chicago do eye surgery such as cataract surgery?

5 of the 17 outpatient surgery centers are certified by Medicare for it: Advanced Ambulatory Surgical Center, Inc, Belmont/ Harlem Surgery Center, LLC, River North Same Day Surgery LLC, Rush Surgicenter Inc and Surgery Center at 900 N Michigan. Ask the center whether it does your specific procedure.

Which surgery centers in Chicago do endoscopy such as colonoscopy?

8 of the 17 outpatient surgery centers are certified by Medicare for it: Advocate Ambulatory Surgery Center-Chicago Webster, AMITA Health Endoscopy Center Lincoln Park, Belmont/ Harlem Surgery Center, LLC, Fullerton Kimball Medical & Surgical Center, Fullerton Surgery Center, South Loop Endoscopy & Wellness Center, LLC, Surgery Center at 900 N Michigan and Western Diversey Surgical Center. Ask the center whether it does your specific procedure.

Which surgery centers in Chicago do orthopedic (bone and joint) surgery?

13 of the 17 outpatient surgery centers are certified by Medicare for it: Advanced Ambulatory Surgical Center, Inc, Advocate Ambulatory Surgery Center-Chicago Webster, Ascension Saint Joseph MSK JV, LLC, Belmont/ Harlem Surgery Center, LLC, Chicago Surgery Center, LLC, Fullerton Kimball Medical & Surgical Center, Fullerton Surgery Center, Gold Coast Surgicenter, LLC, Hyde Park Surgical Center, LLC, River North Same Day Surgery LLC, Rush Surgicenter Inc and Surgery Center at 900 N Michigan, and 1 more listed below. Ask the center whether it does your specific procedure.

Do surgery centers have Medicare star ratings?

No. Medicare does not rate outpatient surgery centers with stars. Each center’s page shows the official Medicare quality measures and patient survey results instead, next to the national values.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), “Provider of Services File - Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System”, data updated 2026-10-16, retrieved 2026-11-11. In a medical emergency, call 911. About outpatient surgery centers and their quality measures