Ablate bone tumor(s) perq at Northwestern Memorial Hospital

251 E. Huron, Chicago, IL · Nm · · NPI 1497859649

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$12,513.90

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$17,877.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$1,012.98 with CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] vs $5,632.00 with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $1,012.98 ↓ -92%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $1,050.90 ↓ -92%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $1,317.89 ↓ -89%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $1,462.59 ↓ -88%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $1,520.64 ↓ -88%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $1,625.10 ↓ -87%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $1,733.44 ↓ -86%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $1,912.20 ↓ -85%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $2,166.80 ↓ -83%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $2,166.80 ↓ -83%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $2,437.65 ↓ -81%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $2,513.49 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $2,534.40 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $2,534.40 ↓ -80%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $2,708.50 ↓ -78%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $2,708.50 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $2,816.00 ↓ -77%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $3,266.56 ↓ -74%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $3,521.05 ↓ -72%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $3,942.40 ↓ -68%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $4,333.60 ↓ -65%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $4,333.60 ↓ -65%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $4,441.94 ↓ -65%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $4,604.45 ↓ -63%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,417.00 ↓ -57%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,417.00 ↓ -57%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,417.00 ↓ -57%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,417.00 ↓ -57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $5,417.00 ↓ -57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,417.00 ↓ -57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $5,417.00 ↓ -57%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,417.00 ↓ -57%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,417.00 ↓ -57%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,632.00 ↓ -55%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,632.00 ↓ -55%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA LIFESOURCE TRANSPLANT not published by hospital
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH IL HEALTH PARTNERS IPA not published by hospital
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA TRANSPLANT not published by hospital

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Ablate bone tumor(s) perq at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $5,480.00 $4,318.24 – $25,752.25
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $7,220.00 $5,689.36 – $25,752.25
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $4,000.00 $2,414.00 – $30,439.09
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $3,505.00 $2,761.94 – $25,752.25
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $4,570.00 $3,601.16 – $25,752.25
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $4,285.00 $3,376.58 – $25,752.25
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $18,652.80 $326.32 – $10,009.88
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $4,000.00 $2,414.00 – $30,439.09

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