Cath combo lt&rt heart w/inj/s 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

$12,250.70

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.

$17,501.00

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.

$3,040.95 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $15,675.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] — 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 $3,040.95 ↓ -75%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $3,517.72 ↓ -71%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $3,652.28 ↓ -70%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $4,058.91 ↓ -67%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $4,058.91 ↓ -67%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $4,702.50 ↓ -62%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $5,016.00 ↓ -59%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $5,533.28 ↓ -55%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $6,270.00 ↓ -49%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $6,270.00 ↓ -49%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $6,848.10 ↓ -44%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $6,848.10 ↓ -44%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $6,848.10 ↓ -44%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $7,609.00 ↓ -38%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $7,609.00 ↓ -38%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $7,837.50 ↓ -36%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $8,826.44 ↓ -28%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $9,107.18 ↓ -26%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $10,188.75 ↓ -17%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $10,652.60 ↓ -13%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $12,540.00 ↑ +2%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $12,540.00 ↑ +2%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $12,853.50 ↑ +5%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $13,323.75 ↑ +9%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $15,218.00 ↑ +24%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $15,218.00 ↑ +24%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $15,218.00 ↑ +24%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $15,218.00 ↑ +24%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $15,218.00 ↑ +24%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $15,218.00 ↑ +24%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $15,218.00 ↑ +24%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $15,218.00 ↑ +24%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $15,218.00 ↑ +24%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $15,675.00 ↑ +28%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $15,675.00 ↑ +28%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $15,675.00 ↑ +28%
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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Cath combo lt&rt heart w/inj/s at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $6,645.00 $4,861.63 – $18,102.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $3,970.00 $3,128.36 – $18,102.00
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago not published $6,773.00 – $6,773.00
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $10,615.80 $2,435.39 – $16,277.56
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $2,375.00 $3,401.16 – $5,628.06
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $3,970.00 $3,128.36 – $18,102.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $5,910.00 $4,657.08 – $11,479.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $4,065.00 $3,203.22 – $18,102.00

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