Brace ortho exos 28-50in sm 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

$2,303.70

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.

$3,291.00

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.

$638.45 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $8,361.00 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
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $638.45 ↓ -72%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $766.80 ↓ -67%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $888.57 ↓ -61%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $987.30 ↓ -57%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $1,053.12 ↓ -54%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $1,161.72 ↓ -50%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $1,316.40 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $1,316.40 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $1,480.95 ↓ -36%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,645.50 ↓ -29%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $1,645.50 ↓ -29%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $1,912.07 ↓ -17%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $1,918.65 ↓ -17%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $1,956.47 ↓ -15%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $2,132.57 ↓ -7%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $2,139.15 ↓ -7%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $2,257.47 ↓ -2%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $2,632.80 ↑ +14%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $2,632.80 ↑ +14%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $2,698.62 ↑ +17%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $2,797.35 ↑ +21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $3,291.00 ↑ +43%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,291.00 ↑ +43%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,291.00 ↑ +43%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,291.00 ↑ +43%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,291.00 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $3,291.00 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,291.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,291.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,291.00 ↑ +43%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $3,291.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $3,762.45 ↑ +63%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $3,762.45 ↑ +63%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $4,180.50 ↑ +81%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $4,849.38 ↑ +111%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $5,852.70 ↑ +154%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $8,361.00 ↑ +263%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $8,361.00 ↑ +263%
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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Brace ortho exos 28-50in sm at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago not published $2,263.32 – $8,327.40
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published $2,263.32 – $8,273.59
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital IL 60190 $5,852.70 not published
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva $5,852.70 not published
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn not published $2,263.32 – $8,082.30
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville not published $2,263.32 – $5,096.73
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove not published $2,263.32 – $8,273.59
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island not published $712.41 – $2,497.46

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