Cllr miami j sm 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

$312.20

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.

$446.00

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.

$20.12 with CURAECHOICE [6100] vs $413.28 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 $20.12 ↓ -94%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $22.67 ↓ -93%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $23.22 ↓ -93%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $30.07 ↓ -90%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $36.12 ↓ -88%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $46.50 ↓ -85%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $49.60 ↓ -84%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $54.72 ↓ -82%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $62.00 ↓ -80%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $62.00 ↓ -80%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $69.75 ↓ -78%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $77.50 ↓ -75%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $77.50 ↓ -75%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $83.96 ↓ -73%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $83.96 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $83.96 ↓ -73%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $83.96 ↓ -73%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $83.96 ↓ -73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $83.96 ↓ -73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $83.96 ↓ -73%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $83.96 ↓ -73%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $90.06 ↓ -71%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $90.37 ↓ -71%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $100.44 ↓ -68%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $100.75 ↓ -68%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $124.00 ↓ -60%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $124.00 ↓ -60%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $127.10 ↓ -59%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $131.75 ↓ -58%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $155.00 ↓ -50%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $155.00 ↓ -50%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $155.00 ↓ -50%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $185.98 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $185.98 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $206.64 ↓ -34%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC SEIU HEALTHLINK $227.30 ↓ -27%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $239.70 ↓ -23%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $289.30 ↓ -7%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $413.28 ↑ +32%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA TRANSPLANT not published by hospital
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH IL HEALTH PARTNERS IPA not published by hospital
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA LIFESOURCE TRANSPLANT not published by hospital

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Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago not published $486.52 – $1,192.32
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