Aldesleukin injection 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

$27,985.12

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.

$39,978.75

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.

$7,755.88 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $39,978.75 with OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] — 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
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $7,755.88 ↓ -72%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $10,794.26 ↓ -61%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $11,993.63 ↓ -57%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $14,112.50 ↓ -50%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $15,991.50 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $15,991.50 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $17,990.44 ↓ -36%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $19,989.38 ↓ -29%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $19,989.38 ↓ -29%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $25,986.19 ↓ -7%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $31,983.00 ↑ +14%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $31,983.00 ↑ +14%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $32,782.58 ↑ +17%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $33,981.94 ↑ +21%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $39,978.75 ↑ +43%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $39,978.75 ↑ +43%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $39,978.75 ↑ +43%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $39,978.75 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $39,978.75 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $39,978.75 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $39,978.75 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $39,978.75 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $39,978.75 ↑ +43%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $39,978.75 ↑ +43%
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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Aldesleukin injection at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago not published $6,505.95 – $13,327.34
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published $6,505.95 – $13,327.34
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $1,496.81 $798.30 – $7,421.76
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $1,496.81 $1,122.61 – $1,172.50
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $4,349.53 not published
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $4,349.53 not published
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook $4,349.53 $3,338.87 – $5,408.97
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights $4,349.53 not published

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