Block tap inj(s) w/wo img bi 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

$39,676.74

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.

$56,681.06

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.

$419.63 with CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] vs $7,705.00 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 $419.63 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $435.34 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $605.88 ↓ -98%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $673.20 ↓ -98%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $718.08 ↓ -98%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $792.13 ↓ -98%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $897.60 ↓ -98%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $897.60 ↓ -98%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $1,009.80 ↓ -97%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $1,041.22 ↓ -97%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,122.00 ↓ -97%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $1,122.00 ↓ -97%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $1,336.61 ↓ -97%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $1,458.60 ↓ -96%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $1,542.24 ↓ -96%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $1,795.20 ↓ -95%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $1,795.20 ↓ -95%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $1,840.08 ↓ -95%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $1,907.40 ↓ -95%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,244.00 ↓ -94%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,244.00 ↓ -94%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,244.00 ↓ -94%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,244.00 ↓ -94%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,244.00 ↓ -94%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,244.00 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $2,244.00 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $2,244.00 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,244.00 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $2,570.40 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $2,570.40 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $2,856.00 ↓ -93%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $3,312.96 ↓ -92%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $3,998.40 ↓ -90%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,712.00 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,712.00 ↓ -86%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $6,935.00 ↓ -83%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $7,705.00 ↓ -81%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA LIFESOURCE TRANSPLANT not published by hospital
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA TRANSPLANT not published by hospital
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH IL HEALTH PARTNERS IPA not published by hospital

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Block tap inj(s) w/wo img bi at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $710.00 $559.48 – $6,291.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published $3,181.00 – $6,291.00
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $166.20 $254.84 – $1,443.96
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $166.20 $2,970.16 – $2,970.16
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $400.00 $1,032.00 – $3,217.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $1,571.14 $55.18 – $866.09
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $400.00 $1,032.00 – $3,217.00
Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest $412.50 $325.05 – $6,291.00

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