Chemodenerv trunk musc 1-5 64646 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

$12,741.10

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.

$18,201.57

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.

$229.64 with CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] vs $3,607.45 with HEALTHLINK [125] — 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 $229.64 ↓ -98%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $233.00 ↓ -98%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $238.23 ↓ -98%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $259.00 ↓ -98%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $298.82 ↓ -98%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $331.56 ↓ -97%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $344.79 ↓ -97%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $368.40 ↓ -97%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $392.96 ↓ -97%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $433.48 ↓ -97%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $491.20 ↓ -96%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $491.20 ↓ -96%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $552.60 ↓ -96%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $569.79 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $574.65 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $574.65 ↓ -95%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $614.00 ↓ -95%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $614.00 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $638.50 ↓ -95%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $740.66 ↓ -94%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $798.20 ↓ -94%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $893.90 ↓ -93%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $982.40 ↓ -92%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $982.40 ↓ -92%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $1,006.96 ↓ -92%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $1,043.80 ↓ -92%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $1,228.00 ↓ -90%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,228.00 ↓ -90%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,228.00 ↓ -90%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,228.00 ↓ -90%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,228.00 ↓ -90%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,228.00 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $1,228.00 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,228.00 ↓ -90%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,228.00 ↓ -90%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,277.00 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,277.00 ↓ -90%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC SEIU HEALTHLINK $3,607.45 ↓ -72%
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 trunk musc 1-5 64646 at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $765.00 $602.82 – $6,071.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published $1,046.75 – $6,071.00
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago not published $721.90 – $1,169.48
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $307.20 $394.49 – $471.04
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $307.20 $1,068.37 – $2,970.16
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $700.00 $551.60 – $6,071.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $1,526.88 $101.64 – $841.69
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park $1,378.20 $756.44 – $2,825.00

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