Ablate heart dysrhythm focus 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

$9,967.30

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$14,239.00

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.

$2,486.72 with CURAECHOICE [6100] vs $14,239.00 with MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] — 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

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
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $2,486.72 ↓ -75%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $2,762.37 ↓ -72%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $2,869.29 ↓ -71%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $2,869.29 ↓ -71%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $3,317.69 ↓ -67%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $4,271.70 ↓ -57%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $4,556.48 ↓ -54%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $4,782.15 ↓ -52%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $4,782.15 ↓ -52%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $4,782.15 ↓ -52%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $5,026.37 ↓ -50%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $5,313.50 ↓ -47%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $5,313.50 ↓ -47%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $5,695.60 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $5,695.60 ↓ -43%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $6,163.66 ↓ -38%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $7,119.50 ↓ -29%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $7,438.90 ↓ -25%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $8,272.86 ↓ -17%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $8,301.34 ↓ -17%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $9,226.87 ↓ -7%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $9,255.35 ↓ -7%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $10,627.00 ↑ +7%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $10,627.00 ↑ +7%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $10,627.00 ↑ +7%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $10,627.00 ↑ +7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $10,627.00 ↑ +7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $10,627.00 ↑ +7%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $10,627.00 ↑ +7%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $10,627.00 ↑ +7%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $10,627.00 ↑ +7%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $11,391.20 ↑ +14%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $11,391.20 ↑ +14%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $11,675.98 ↑ +17%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $12,103.15 ↑ +21%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $14,239.00 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $14,239.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $14,239.00 ↑ +43%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH IL HEALTH PARTNERS IPA not published by hospital
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA LIFESOURCE TRANSPLANT not published by hospital
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA TRANSPLANT not published by hospital

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Ablate heart dysrhythm focus at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $8,035.00 $3,804.07 – $25,111.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published $3,779.21 – $25,111.00
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago not published $1,509.75 – $8,245.00
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $8,280.00 $895.82 – $12,696.00
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $2,837.50 $5,474.00 – $13,540.39
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $4,040.00 $3,183.52 – $25,111.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $6,520.00 $2,329.28 – $16,667.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $8,465.00 $3,779.21 – $25,111.00

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