Compression stocking bk18-30 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

$99.40

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.

$142.00

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.

$26.97 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $139.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] — 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 $26.97 ↓ -73%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $32.39 ↓ -67%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $37.53 ↓ -62%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $41.70 ↓ -58%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $44.48 ↓ -55%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $49.07 ↓ -51%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $55.60 ↓ -44%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $55.60 ↓ -44%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $62.55 ↓ -37%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $69.50 ↓ -30%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $69.50 ↓ -30%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $80.76 ↓ -19%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $81.04 ↓ -18%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $90.07 ↓ -9%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $90.35 ↓ -9%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $111.20 ↑ +12%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $111.20 ↑ +12%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $113.98 ↑ +15%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $118.15 ↑ +19%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $139.00 ↑ +40%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $139.00 ↑ +40%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $139.00 ↑ +40%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $139.00 ↑ +40%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $139.00 ↑ +40%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $139.00 ↑ +40%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $139.00 ↑ +40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $139.00 ↑ +40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $139.00 ↑ +40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $139.00 ↑ +40%
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
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA TRANSPLANT not published by hospital

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Compression stocking bk18-30 at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago not published $55.16 – $331.20
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published $55.16 – $329.06
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $64.20 $98.44 – $107.00
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $64.20 $107.00 – $2,970.16
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn not published $55.16 – $321.45
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville not published $55.16 – $202.71
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove not published $55.16 – $329.06
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island not published $22.16 – $73.86

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