Cath 2lum 14.5frx43cm maxid kt mahurkar 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

$1,366.17

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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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$1,951.67

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.

$46.94 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $1,043.93 with HEALTHLINK [125] — 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] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $46.94 ↓ -97%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $51.56 ↓ -96%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $53.00 ↓ -96%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $59.49 ↓ -96%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $63.66 ↓ -95%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $81.96 ↓ -94%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $87.43 ↓ -94%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $96.44 ↓ -93%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $109.28 ↓ -92%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $109.28 ↓ -92%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $122.94 ↓ -91%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $136.61 ↓ -90%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $136.61 ↓ -90%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $158.74 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $159.28 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $159.81 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $159.81 ↓ -88%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $173.85 ↓ -87%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $173.85 ↓ -87%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $173.85 ↓ -87%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $173.85 ↓ -87%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $173.85 ↓ -87%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $173.85 ↓ -87%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $173.85 ↓ -87%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $173.85 ↓ -87%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $177.04 ↓ -87%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $177.57 ↓ -87%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $177.59 ↓ -87%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $205.98 ↓ -85%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $218.57 ↓ -84%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $218.57 ↓ -84%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $224.03 ↓ -84%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $232.23 ↓ -83%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $248.59 ↓ -82%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $273.21 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $273.21 ↓ -80%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $273.21 ↓ -80%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $355.13 ↓ -74%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,043.93 ↓ -24%
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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Cath 2lum 14.5frx43cm maxid kt mahurkar at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $605.45 $204.22 – $719.71
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $424.63 $239.72 – $549.50
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $237.60 $38.72 – $111.32
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $237.60 $54.45 – $56.87
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $483.51 $176.69 – $560.92
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $617.92 $126.51 – $472.95
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $309.13 $124.29 – $297.70
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $1,609.04 $92.76 – $180.39

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