Cath left heart transseptal punc 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

$8,063.30

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$11,519.00

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.

$1,801.33 with CURAECHOICE [6100] vs $9,683.00 with MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 $1,801.33 ↓ -78%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $1,878.50 ↓ -77%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $2,078.46 ↓ -74%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $2,078.46 ↓ -74%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $2,256.14 ↓ -72%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $2,904.90 ↓ -64%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $3,098.56 ↓ -62%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $3,418.10 ↓ -58%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $3,464.10 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $3,464.10 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $3,464.10 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $3,849.00 ↓ -52%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $3,849.00 ↓ -52%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $3,873.20 ↓ -52%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $3,873.20 ↓ -52%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $4,464.84 ↓ -45%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $4,841.50 ↓ -40%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $5,388.60 ↓ -33%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $5,625.82 ↓ -30%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $6,293.95 ↓ -22%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,698.00 ↓ -5%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,698.00 ↓ -5%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,698.00 ↓ -5%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,698.00 ↓ -5%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $7,698.00 ↓ -5%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,698.00 ↓ -5%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,698.00 ↓ -5%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,698.00 ↓ -5%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,698.00 ↓ -5%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $7,746.40 ↓ -4%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $7,746.40 ↓ -4%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $7,940.06 ↓ -2%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $8,230.55 ↑ +2%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $9,683.00 ↑ +20%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $9,683.00 ↑ +20%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $9,683.00 ↑ +20%
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 left heart transseptal punc at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $3,775.00 $2,974.70 – $6,291.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published $3,181.00 – $6,291.00
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $4,765.80 $2,143.62 – $7,307.56
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $1,000.00 $1,032.00 – $2,414.00
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $3,120.00 $2,458.56 – $6,291.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $5,410.00 $3,202.00 – $8,656.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $3,120.00 $2,458.56 – $6,291.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $10,079.90 $177.22 – $5,556.54

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