Beta-amyloid 1-42 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

$392.00

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.

$560.00

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.

$91.76 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $473.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] — 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 $91.76 ↓ -77%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $110.21 ↓ -72%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $110.68 ↓ -72%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $127.71 ↓ -67%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $127.71 ↓ -67%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $141.90 ↓ -64%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $151.36 ↓ -61%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $166.97 ↓ -57%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $189.20 ↓ -52%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $189.20 ↓ -52%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $212.85 ↓ -46%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $212.85 ↓ -46%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $212.85 ↓ -46%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $236.50 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $236.50 ↓ -40%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $236.50 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $236.50 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $236.50 ↓ -40%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $274.34 ↓ -30%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $274.81 ↓ -30%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $307.45 ↓ -22%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $331.10 ↓ -16%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $378.40 ↓ -3%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $378.40 ↓ -3%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $387.86 ↓ -1%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $402.05 ↑ +3%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $473.00 ↑ +21%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $473.00 ↑ +21%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $473.00 ↑ +21%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $473.00 ↑ +21%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $473.00 ↑ +21%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $473.00 ↑ +21%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $473.00 ↑ +21%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $473.00 ↑ +21%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $473.00 ↑ +21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $473.00 ↑ +21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $473.00 ↑ +21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $473.00 ↑ +21%
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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Beta-amyloid 1-42 at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $312.50 $218.13 – $508.75
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $312.50 $218.13 – $500.00
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $312.50 $218.13 – $500.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $312.50 $246.25 – $500.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $312.50 $218.13 – $500.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $64.28 $2.94 – $42.34
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge $312.50 $218.13 – $500.00
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin $312.50 $191.25 – $562.50

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