Applicator tag rfid localizer 12gx7cm 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

$38.50

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.

$55.00

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.

$12.87 with CURAECHOICE [6100] vs $516.00 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
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $12.87 ↓ -67%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $14.85 ↓ -61%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $14.85 ↓ -61%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $17.46 ↓ -55%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $20.97 ↓ -46%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $27.00 ↓ -30%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $28.80 ↓ -25%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $31.77 ↓ -17%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $36.00 ↓ -6%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $36.00 ↓ -6%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $40.50 ↑ +5%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $45.00 ↑ +17%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $45.00 ↑ +17%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $52.29 ↑ +36%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $52.47 ↑ +36%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $58.32 ↑ +51%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $58.50 ↑ +52%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $72.00 ↑ +87%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $72.00 ↑ +87%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $73.80 ↑ +92%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $76.50 ↑ +99%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $90.00 ↑ +134%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $90.00 ↑ +134%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $90.00 ↑ +134%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $90.00 ↑ +134%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $90.00 ↑ +134%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $90.00 ↑ +134%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $90.00 ↑ +134%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $90.00 ↑ +134%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $90.00 ↑ +134%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $90.00 ↑ +134%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $232.20 ↑ +503%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $232.20 ↑ +503%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $258.00 ↑ +570%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $299.28 ↑ +677%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $361.20 ↑ +838%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $516.00 ↑ +1240%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $516.00 ↑ +1240%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA TRANSPLANT not published by hospital
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

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Applicator tag rfid localizer 12gx7cm at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $108.20 $43.57 – $99.88
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $315.00 $23.36 – $63.51
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $315.00 $32.85 – $34.31
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $120.75 $95.15 – $193.20
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $68.67 $47.93 – $109.86
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $120.32 $23.19 – $45.10
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin $115.37 $35.98 – $105.82
OSF Holy Family Medical Center Monmouth $410.40 not published

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