Ablate pulm tumor perq crybl 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

$15,163.40

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.

$21,662.00

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.

$1,102.61 with CURAECHOICE [6100] vs $21,662.00 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
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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 $1,102.61 ↓ -93%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $1,272.24 ↓ -92%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $1,272.24 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $2,120.40 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $2,120.40 ↓ -86%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $2,120.40 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $2,356.00 ↓ -84%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $2,356.00 ↓ -84%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $2,732.96 ↓ -82%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $3,298.40 ↓ -78%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $4,050.79 ↓ -73%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $4,202.43 ↓ -72%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,712.00 ↓ -69%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,712.00 ↓ -69%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,712.00 ↓ -69%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,712.00 ↓ -69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $4,712.00 ↓ -69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,712.00 ↓ -69%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,712.00 ↓ -69%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,712.00 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,712.00 ↓ -69%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $6,498.60 ↓ -57%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $6,931.84 ↓ -54%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $7,646.69 ↓ -50%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $8,664.80 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $8,664.80 ↓ -43%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $10,051.17 ↓ -34%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $10,831.00 ↓ -29%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $14,080.30 ↓ -7%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $17,329.60 ↑ +14%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $17,329.60 ↑ +14%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $17,762.84 ↑ +17%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $18,412.70 ↑ +21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $21,662.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $21,662.00 ↑ +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 pulm tumor perq crybl at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $7,490.00 $5,902.12 – $25,111.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published $12,700.00 – $25,111.00
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $3,365.00 $2,651.62 – $25,111.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $3,365.00 $2,651.62 – $25,111.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $26,644.80 $392.22 – $8,099.52
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge $6,220.00 $4,901.36 – $25,111.00
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin $6,140.00 $4,555.88 – $20,837.50
Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest $4,365.00 $3,439.62 – $25,111.00

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