Chemodenerv saliv glands bilat 64611 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

$635.60

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.

$908.00

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.

$148.85 with CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] vs $908.00 with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] — 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
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $148.85 ↓ -77%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $154.42 ↓ -76%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $212.47 ↓ -67%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $214.92 ↓ -66%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $238.80 ↓ -62%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $245.16 ↓ -61%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $254.72 ↓ -60%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $280.99 ↓ -56%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $318.40 ↓ -50%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $318.40 ↓ -50%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $358.20 ↓ -44%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $369.34 ↓ -42%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $398.00 ↓ -37%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $398.00 ↓ -37%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $408.60 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $408.60 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $454.00 ↓ -29%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $517.40 ↓ -19%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $526.64 ↓ -17%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $635.60 ↑ +0%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $636.80 ↑ +0%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $636.80 ↑ +0%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $652.72 ↑ +3%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $676.60 ↑ +6%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $796.00 ↑ +25%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $796.00 ↑ +25%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $796.00 ↑ +25%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $796.00 ↑ +25%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $796.00 ↑ +25%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $796.00 ↑ +25%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $796.00 ↑ +25%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $796.00 ↑ +25%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $796.00 ↑ +25%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $908.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $908.00 ↑ +43%
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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Chemodenerv saliv glands bilat 64611 at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago not published $446.18 – $6,291.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published $446.18 – $6,291.00
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago not published $307.71 – $498.49
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $235.80 $361.56 – $394.49
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $235.80 $1,068.37 – $2,970.16
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $372.50 $293.53 – $6,291.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $289.60 $98.44 – $263.68
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park $542.40 $308.00 – $611.82

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