Abscess drain retroperitoneal surg code 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

$4,100.24

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$5,857.49

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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.

$50.75 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] vs $4,471.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $50.75 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $50.75 ↓ -99%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $836.08 ↓ -80%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $867.37 ↓ -79%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $883.58 ↓ -78%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $1,019.52 ↓ -75%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $1,019.52 ↓ -75%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $1,341.30 ↓ -67%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $1,430.72 ↓ -65%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $1,578.26 ↓ -62%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $1,699.20 ↓ -59%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $1,699.20 ↓ -59%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $1,699.20 ↓ -59%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $1,788.40 ↓ -56%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $1,788.40 ↓ -56%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $1,888.00 ↓ -54%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $1,888.00 ↓ -54%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $2,074.54 ↓ -49%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $2,190.08 ↓ -47%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $2,235.50 ↓ -45%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $2,643.20 ↓ -36%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $2,906.15 ↓ -29%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $3,576.80 ↓ -13%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $3,576.80 ↓ -13%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $3,666.22 ↓ -11%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,776.00 ↓ -8%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,776.00 ↓ -8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,776.00 ↓ -8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $3,776.00 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,776.00 ↓ -8%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,776.00 ↓ -8%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,776.00 ↓ -8%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,776.00 ↓ -8%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,776.00 ↓ -8%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $3,800.35 ↓ -7%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,471.00 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $4,471.00 ↑ +9%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH IL HEALTH PARTNERS IPA not published by hospital
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA TRANSPLANT not published by hospital
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA LIFESOURCE TRANSPLANT not published by hospital

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Abscess drain retroperitoneal surg code at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $1,985.00 $1,564.18 – $6,181.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $1,170.00 $921.96 – $6,181.00
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $2,409.60 $724.46 – $3,343.15
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $1,956.60 $632.00 – $1,776.46
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $600.00 $1,728.00 – $2,867.21
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $1,650.00 $1,300.20 – $6,181.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $2,195.00 $1,729.66 – $4,636.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $2,205.00 $1,737.54 – $6,181.00

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