Ablation cryo pq liver tumor(s) 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

$29,181.06

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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$41,687.23

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.

$953.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] vs $7,196.00 with FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] — 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $953.00 ↓ -97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $1,059.00 ↓ -96%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $1,180.72 ↓ -96%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $1,224.92 ↓ -96%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $1,683.86 ↓ -94%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $1,704.78 ↓ -94%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $1,894.20 ↓ -94%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $1,942.92 ↓ -93%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $2,020.48 ↓ -93%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $2,228.84 ↓ -92%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $2,525.60 ↓ -91%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $2,525.60 ↓ -91%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $2,841.30 ↓ -90%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $2,929.70 ↓ -90%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $3,157.00 ↓ -89%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $3,157.00 ↓ -89%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $3,238.20 ↓ -89%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $3,238.20 ↓ -89%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $3,598.00 ↓ -88%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $4,104.10 ↓ -86%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $4,173.68 ↓ -86%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $5,037.20 ↓ -83%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $5,051.20 ↓ -83%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $5,051.20 ↓ -83%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $5,177.48 ↓ -82%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $5,366.90 ↓ -82%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $6,314.00 ↓ -78%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $6,314.00 ↓ -78%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $6,314.00 ↓ -78%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $6,314.00 ↓ -78%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $6,314.00 ↓ -78%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $6,314.00 ↓ -78%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $6,314.00 ↓ -78%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $6,314.00 ↓ -78%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $6,314.00 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,196.00 ↓ -75%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,196.00 ↓ -75%
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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Ablation cryo pq liver tumor(s) at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $7,350.00 $5,791.80 – $25,111.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $4,365.00 $3,439.62 – $25,111.00
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $1,016.40 $1,558.48 – $5,600.56
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $1,016.40 $2,970.16 – $2,970.16
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $3,000.00 $1,728.00 – $18,453.63
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $3,800.00 $2,994.40 – $25,111.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $5,390.00 $4,247.32 – $20,837.50
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $2,875.00 $2,265.50 – $25,111.00

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