Cath imag ivus pv 8.5fx90 .035 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

$26,762.18

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.

$38,231.69

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.

$355.59 with CURAECHOICE [6100] vs $4,424.75 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 $355.59 ↓ -99%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $410.30 ↓ -98%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $410.30 ↓ -98%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $569.03 ↓ -98%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $683.43 ↓ -97%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $879.95 ↓ -97%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $938.61 ↓ -96%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $1,035.41 ↓ -96%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $1,173.27 ↓ -96%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $1,173.27 ↓ -96%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $1,319.93 ↓ -95%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,466.59 ↓ -95%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $1,466.59 ↓ -95%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $1,704.17 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $1,710.04 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $1,900.69 ↓ -93%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $1,906.56 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $1,991.14 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $1,991.14 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $2,212.38 ↓ -92%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $2,346.54 ↓ -91%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $2,346.54 ↓ -91%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $2,405.20 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,449.54 ↓ -91%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,449.54 ↓ -91%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,449.54 ↓ -91%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,449.54 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,449.54 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $2,449.54 ↓ -91%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,449.54 ↓ -91%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,449.54 ↓ -91%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $2,493.19 ↓ -91%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $2,566.36 ↓ -90%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,933.17 ↓ -89%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $2,933.17 ↓ -89%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $2,933.17 ↓ -89%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $3,097.33 ↓ -88%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,424.75 ↓ -83%
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 imag ivus pv 8.5fx90 .035 at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $2,517.50 $1,343.56 – $3,133.70
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $4,236.00 $893.18 – $2,047.40
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $5,737.80 $530.24 – $1,524.44
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $5,737.80 $745.65 – $778.79
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $7,163.00 $945.44 – $2,167.20
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $2,138.75 $1,685.34 – $3,422.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $1,643.50 $845.28 – $1,937.60
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $2,399.13 $812.70 – $1,580.43

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