Bronch ebus samplng 3/> node 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

$17,533.35

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.

$25,047.64

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.

$478.53 with CURAECHOICE [6100] vs $4,474.00 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
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $478.53 ↓ -97%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $552.15 ↓ -97%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $552.15 ↓ -97%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $834.02 ↓ -95%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $865.24 ↓ -95%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $920.25 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $920.25 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $920.25 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $1,022.50 ↓ -94%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $1,022.50 ↓ -94%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $1,186.10 ↓ -93%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $1,338.00 ↓ -92%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $1,427.20 ↓ -92%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $1,431.50 ↓ -92%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $1,574.38 ↓ -91%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $1,784.00 ↓ -90%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $1,784.00 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $2,045.00 ↓ -88%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,045.00 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,045.00 ↓ -88%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,045.00 ↓ -88%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,045.00 ↓ -88%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,045.00 ↓ -88%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,045.00 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,045.00 ↓ -88%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,045.00 ↓ -88%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $2,069.44 ↓ -88%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $2,230.00 ↓ -87%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $2,899.00 ↓ -83%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $3,568.00 ↓ -80%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $3,568.00 ↓ -80%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $3,657.20 ↓ -79%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $3,791.00 ↓ -78%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $4,026.00 ↓ -77%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,460.00 ↓ -75%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $4,460.00 ↓ -75%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $4,460.00 ↓ -75%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $4,474.00 ↓ -74%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH IL HEALTH PARTNERS IPA 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

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Bronch ebus samplng 3/> node at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago not published $5,572.86 – $12,362.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published $5,572.86 – $12,362.00
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $533.40 $817.88 – $3,813.10
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $533.40 $2,970.16 – $2,970.16
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $2,804.00 $218.77 – $2,868.30
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon $4,191.00 $3,995.36 – $4,195.13
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia Centralia $4,191.00 not published
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park $2,212.20 $1,471.00 – $7,431.38

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