Biliary endo perq dx w/speci 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

$36,744.92

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.

$52,492.74

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.

$611.30 with CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] vs $6,604.00 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
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $611.30 ↓ -98%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $634.19 ↓ -98%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $764.95 ↓ -98%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $882.63 ↓ -98%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $882.63 ↓ -98%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $980.70 ↓ -97%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $1,046.08 ↓ -97%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $1,153.96 ↓ -97%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $1,307.60 ↓ -96%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $1,307.60 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $1,471.05 ↓ -96%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $1,471.05 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $1,471.05 ↓ -96%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $1,516.82 ↓ -96%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,634.50 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $1,634.50 ↓ -96%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $1,634.50 ↓ -96%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $1,896.02 ↓ -95%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $2,124.85 ↓ -94%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $2,288.30 ↓ -94%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $2,615.20 ↓ -93%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $2,680.58 ↓ -93%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $2,778.65 ↓ -92%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,269.00 ↓ -91%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,269.00 ↓ -91%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,269.00 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,269.00 ↓ -91%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,269.00 ↓ -91%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $3,269.00 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $3,269.00 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,269.00 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $3,269.00 ↓ -91%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,269.00 ↓ -91%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,269.00 ↓ -91%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,269.00 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $5,944.00 ↓ -84%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $6,604.00 ↓ -82%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO 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
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH IL HEALTH PARTNERS IPA not published by hospital

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Biliary endo perq dx w/speci at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago not published $8,821.00 – $17,439.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published $8,821.00 – $17,439.00
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $2,820.00 $2,222.16 – $17,439.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $5,080.00 $4,003.04 – $12,488.53
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $705.60 $249.55 – $4,854.28
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge $1,980.00 $1,560.24 – $17,439.00
Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest $2,820.00 $2,222.16 – $17,439.00
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park $4,990.80 $1,471.00 – $12,903.69

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