C motor evoked lwr limbs 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

$1,364.30

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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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$1,949.00

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.

$253.36 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $1,610.00 with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] — 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 $253.36 ↓ -81%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $304.30 ↓ -78%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $352.62 ↓ -74%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $376.74 ↓ -72%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $391.80 ↓ -71%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $417.92 ↓ -69%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $434.70 ↓ -68%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $461.02 ↓ -66%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $522.40 ↓ -62%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $522.40 ↓ -62%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $587.70 ↓ -57%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $653.00 ↓ -52%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $653.00 ↓ -52%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $724.50 ↓ -47%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $724.50 ↓ -47%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $758.79 ↓ -44%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $761.40 ↓ -44%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $805.00 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $846.29 ↓ -38%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $848.90 ↓ -38%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $933.80 ↓ -32%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $1,044.80 ↓ -23%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $1,044.80 ↓ -23%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $1,070.92 ↓ -22%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $1,110.10 ↓ -19%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $1,127.00 ↓ -17%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,306.00 ↓ -4%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,306.00 ↓ -4%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $1,306.00 ↓ -4%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,306.00 ↓ -4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $1,306.00 ↓ -4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,306.00 ↓ -4%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,306.00 ↓ -4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $1,306.00 ↓ -4%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,306.00 ↓ -4%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,306.00 ↓ -4%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,610.00 ↑ +18%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,610.00 ↑ +18%
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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Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago $578.16 $440.55 – $896.04
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago not published $802.01 – $1,263.31
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published $802.01 – $1,255.15
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $503.20 $71.11 – $412.79
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