Cath ablt rx lasr 2.0mm turbo 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

$28,688.72

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.

$40,983.89

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.

$1,373.05 with CURAECHOICE [6100] vs $17,085.32 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 $1,373.05 ↓ -95%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $1,584.29 ↓ -94%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $1,584.29 ↓ -94%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $2,197.22 ↓ -92%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $2,638.93 ↓ -91%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $3,397.76 ↓ -88%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $3,624.28 ↓ -87%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $3,998.03 ↓ -86%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $4,530.34 ↓ -84%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $4,530.34 ↓ -84%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $5,096.64 ↓ -82%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $5,662.93 ↓ -80%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $5,662.93 ↓ -80%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $6,580.32 ↓ -77%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $6,602.98 ↓ -77%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $7,339.16 ↓ -74%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $7,361.81 ↓ -74%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $7,688.39 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $7,688.39 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $8,542.66 ↓ -70%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $9,060.69 ↓ -68%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $9,060.69 ↓ -68%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $9,287.21 ↓ -68%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $9,626.98 ↓ -66%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $9,909.49 ↓ -65%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $10,516.63 ↓ -63%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $10,516.63 ↓ -63%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $10,516.63 ↓ -63%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $10,516.63 ↓ -63%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $10,516.63 ↓ -63%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $10,516.63 ↓ -63%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $10,516.63 ↓ -63%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $10,516.63 ↓ -63%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $11,325.86 ↓ -61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $11,325.86 ↓ -61%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $11,325.86 ↓ -61%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $11,959.72 ↓ -58%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $17,085.32 ↓ -40%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH IL HEALTH PARTNERS IPA not published by hospital
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA LIFESOURCE TRANSPLANT not published by hospital
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA TRANSPLANT not published by hospital

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Cath ablt rx lasr 2.0mm turbo at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $5,960.05 $4,028.16 – $9,395.19
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $7,639.20 $1,770.24 – $5,089.44
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $7,639.20 $2,489.40 – $2,600.04
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $5,645.58 $3,940.61 – $9,032.92
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $6,757.00 $5,324.52 – $10,811.20
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $7,085.39 $2,400.17 – $4,667.50
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge $5,960.05 $3,031.24 – $6,948.40
Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest $5,286.18 $3,264.72 – $9,111.28

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