Cftr gene intron poly t 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

$1,419.60

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.

$2,028.00

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.

$393.43 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $2,028.00 with MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] — 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 $393.43 ↓ -72%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $410.90 ↓ -71%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $432.00 ↓ -70%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $474.12 ↓ -67%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $608.40 ↓ -57%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $715.88 ↓ -50%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $790.20 ↓ -44%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $790.20 ↓ -44%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $790.20 ↓ -44%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $811.20 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $811.20 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $878.00 ↓ -38%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $878.00 ↓ -38%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,014.00 ↓ -29%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $1,018.48 ↓ -28%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $1,229.20 ↓ -13%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $1,318.20 ↓ -7%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,600.00 ↑ +13%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,600.00 ↑ +13%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,600.00 ↑ +13%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,600.00 ↑ +13%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,600.00 ↑ +13%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,600.00 ↑ +13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $1,600.00 ↑ +13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,600.00 ↑ +13%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $1,622.40 ↑ +14%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $1,622.40 ↑ +14%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $1,662.96 ↑ +17%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $1,723.80 ↑ +21%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,756.00 ↑ +24%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $2,028.00 ↑ +43%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $2,028.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,028.00 ↑ +43%
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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Cftr gene intron poly t at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago not published $168.75 – $766.38
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published $168.75 – $766.38
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago not published $126.56 – $701.49
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $337.60 $3.50 – $270.00
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park $1,775.40 $0.02 – $313.88
OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center – Urbana Danville $1,839.60 $168.75 – $172.12
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Peoria $1,856.40 $165.85 – $359.44
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital IL 60190 $1,229.20 not published

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