Cap nerve 2x15mm 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

$22,032.73

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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.

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$31,475.33

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.

$11.93 with CURAECHOICE [6100] vs $174.08 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
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $11.93 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $15.24 ↓ -100%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $18.30 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $19.70 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $23.57 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $25.14 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $27.73 ↓ -100%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC SEIU HEALTHLINK $28.04 ↓ -100%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $31.42 ↓ -100%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $31.42 ↓ -100%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $35.35 ↓ -100%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $39.28 ↓ -100%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $39.28 ↓ -100%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $45.64 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $45.80 ↓ -100%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $47.00 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $50.91 ↓ -100%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $51.06 ↓ -100%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $62.85 ↓ -100%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $62.85 ↓ -100%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $64.42 ↓ -100%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $66.78 ↓ -100%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $72.95 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $72.95 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $72.95 ↓ -100%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $72.95 ↓ -100%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $72.95 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $72.95 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $72.95 ↓ -100%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $72.95 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $78.34 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $78.34 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $78.56 ↓ -100%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $78.56 ↓ -100%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $78.56 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $87.04 ↓ -100%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $100.97 ↓ -100%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $121.86 ↓ -99%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $174.08 ↓ -99%
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
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA TRANSPLANT not published by hospital

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Cap nerve 2x15mm at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $5,832.38 $582.49 – $2,052.83
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $6,246.00 $224.00 – $644.00
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $6,246.00 $315.00 – $329.00
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $5,051.80 $198.57 – $630.39
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $11,647.67 $488.59 – $1,826.50
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $5,552.21 $273.12 – $654.17
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $7,490.32 $2,537.35 – $4,934.25
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge $5,832.38 $231.74 – $531.22

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