Cath uret open tp 6fx70cm 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

$1,073.46

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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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$1,533.51

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.

$5.16 with CURAECHOICE [6100] vs $80.65 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 $5.16 ↓ -100%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $5.95 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $5.95 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $6.49 ↓ -99%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $7.80 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $10.04 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $10.71 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $11.81 ↓ -99%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $13.39 ↓ -99%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $13.39 ↓ -99%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $15.06 ↓ -99%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC SEIU HEALTHLINK $15.17 ↓ -99%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $16.74 ↓ -98%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $16.74 ↓ -98%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $19.45 ↓ -98%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $19.51 ↓ -98%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $21.69 ↓ -98%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $21.76 ↓ -98%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $26.78 ↓ -98%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $26.78 ↓ -98%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $27.45 ↓ -97%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $28.45 ↓ -97%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $31.08 ↓ -97%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $31.08 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $31.08 ↓ -97%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $31.08 ↓ -97%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $31.08 ↓ -97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $31.08 ↓ -97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $31.08 ↓ -97%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $31.08 ↓ -97%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $33.47 ↓ -97%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $33.47 ↓ -97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $33.47 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $36.29 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $36.29 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $40.33 ↓ -96%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $46.78 ↓ -96%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $56.46 ↓ -95%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $80.65 ↓ -92%
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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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $1,108.92 $20.22 – $47.16
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $39.81 $13.41 – $30.74
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MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $1,099.20 $0.90 – $0.94
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Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $222.05 $20.28 – $41.17
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $152.75 $12.35 – $28.32
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $39.44 $13.36 – $25.98

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