Aco med nutria tx/group, ea 30 min 97804aco 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

$131.60

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$188.00

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.

$24.44 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $188.00 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

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
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $24.44 ↓ -81%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $29.36 ↓ -78%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $34.02 ↓ -74%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $37.80 ↓ -71%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $40.32 ↓ -69%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $43.99 ↓ -67%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $44.48 ↓ -66%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $50.40 ↓ -62%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $50.40 ↓ -62%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $50.76 ↓ -61%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $56.70 ↓ -57%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $63.00 ↓ -52%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $63.00 ↓ -52%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $73.21 ↓ -44%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $73.46 ↓ -44%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $81.65 ↓ -38%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $81.90 ↓ -38%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $84.60 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $84.60 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $94.00 ↓ -29%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $100.80 ↓ -23%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $100.80 ↓ -23%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $103.32 ↓ -21%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $107.10 ↓ -19%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $109.04 ↓ -17%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $126.00 ↓ -4%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $126.00 ↓ -4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $126.00 ↓ -4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $126.00 ↓ -4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $126.00 ↓ -4%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $126.00 ↓ -4%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $126.00 ↓ -4%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $126.00 ↓ -4%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $126.00 ↓ -4%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $126.00 ↓ -4%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $131.60 ↑ +0%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $188.00 ↑ +43%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $188.00 ↑ +43%
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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Aco med nutria tx/group, ea 30 min 97804aco at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $20.00 $15.76 – $429.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $20.00 $15.76 – $429.00
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago $24.75 $15.06 – $41.48
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $48.60 $25.92 – $296.06
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $48.60 $13.68 – $38.07
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $27.50 $12.60 – $20.85
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $20.00 $15.76 – $429.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $37.60 $14.14 – $23.61

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