Episode
Chicago Med: The Cost of Living
Overview
Archer confronts his own mortality while on a complex case. One patient's quirky habit baffles Charles and Theo. A fatal diagnosis shocks one of the doctors at Gaffney.
Details
- Series
- Chicago Med
- Season
- Season 11
- Episode
- Episode 15
- Air date
- 2026-03-18
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
The Cost of Living is Episode 15 in Season 11 of Chicago Med. It aired on 2026-03-18. The runtime is 42 min.
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Episode 14: Twist & Shout
Archer and Lenox treat two friends who were injured in St. Patrick's Day festivities. Hannah and Ripley treat a woman in the middle of a messy divorce.
Episode 16: The Book of Charles
Dr. Charles grapples with his own mental health following a harrowing experience working the suicide prevention line.
More episodes from this season
Episode 13: Reckoning (II)
The doctors at Gaffney are thrust into a race against time as they work to unravel a baffling medical mystery linked to the passenger jet, while lives hang in the balance.
The crossover begins on Chicago Fire S14E13 Reckoning (I). It continues on Chicago P.D. S13E13 Reckoning (III).
Episode 17: Altered States
The doctors at Gaffney work to save one of their own in critical danger. Hannah finds herself at odds with the ob-gyn who will fill in for her maternity leave.
Episode 12: Spill Your Guts
Charles faces a new challenge when three medical students shadow him for a day. Goodwin faces a high-stakes board meeting. Frost reckons with his past.
Episode 18: Things Left Unsaid
A horrific car accident puts a family's fate in the hands of the Gaffney staff. Ripley questions Lenox and her increasingly reckless behavior.
Episode 11: Our So-Called Lives
Old resentment stirs up Charles when his best friends from med school visit. Asher is forced to overcome obstacles in the treatment of one of her patients. Ripley looks to honor his best friend, Sully, on the one-year anniversary of his death.
Episode 19: Exit Strategies
A patient's dangerous and complicated labor forces Hannah to confront her past. Lenox's brother Kip shows up at Gaffney asking her for her help with a co-worker who was injured on the job.
Episode 10: Frost on Fire
Archer and Frost confront a troubling medical mystery while treating a college basketball player. Lenox's treatment of a surrogate patient leads to unexpected complications for the patient and her best friend.
Episode 20: Hell Breaks Loose
Gaffney is thrown into chaos when a prison riot overwhelms the E.D. Goodwin and Charles prepare for a high-stakes board meeting.
Episode 9: Blindsided
Tensions spike when a road rage incident sends three patients into the ED. Frost's former television co-star resurfaces. An unexpected arrival catches Asher and Archer off guard.
Episode 21: Heaven Help Us
Hannah faces one of the most challenging deliveries of her career. Frost navigates demanding times.