Bx vulva or perineum/1 lesion 56605 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

$16,371.23

Cash price

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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.

$23,387.47

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.

$54.99 with CURAECHOICE [6100] vs $3,559.00 with GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] — 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 $54.99 ↓ -100%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC SEIU HEALTHLINK $129.25 ↓ -99%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $665.53 ↓ -96%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $690.45 ↓ -96%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $960.93 ↓ -94%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $960.93 ↓ -94%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $1,067.70 ↓ -93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $1,094.00 ↓ -93%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $1,138.88 ↓ -93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $1,215.50 ↓ -93%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $1,256.33 ↓ -92%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $1,423.60 ↓ -91%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $1,423.60 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $1,601.55 ↓ -90%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $1,601.55 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $1,601.55 ↓ -90%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $1,651.38 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $1,779.50 ↓ -89%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $1,779.50 ↓ -89%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,779.50 ↓ -89%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $2,064.22 ↓ -87%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $2,313.35 ↓ -86%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $2,491.30 ↓ -85%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $2,847.20 ↓ -83%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $2,847.20 ↓ -83%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $2,918.38 ↓ -82%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $3,025.15 ↓ -82%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $3,559.00 ↓ -78%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,559.00 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,559.00 ↓ -78%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,559.00 ↓ -78%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,559.00 ↓ -78%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,559.00 ↓ -78%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,559.00 ↓ -78%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,559.00 ↓ -78%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $3,559.00 ↓ -78%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,559.00 ↓ -78%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,559.00 ↓ -78%
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
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH not published by hospital

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Bx vulva or perineum/1 lesion 56605 at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $540.00 $425.52 – $6,071.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published $1,316.13 – $6,071.00
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago not published $907.68 – $1,470.44
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $160.20 $245.64 – $514.60
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $160.20 $1,393.67 – $2,970.16
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $1,255.00 $988.94 – $4,681.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $223.20 $52.86 – $677.40
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon $425.15 $987.01 – $1,036.37

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