Connector tis 2x10mm 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

$13,825.27

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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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$19,750.39

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.

$638.12 with CURAECHOICE [6100] vs $3,680.90 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

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 $638.12 ↓ -95%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $714.09 ↓ -95%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $922.83 ↓ -93%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $986.90 ↓ -93%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $1,104.27 ↓ -92%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $1,177.89 ↓ -91%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $1,299.36 ↓ -91%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $1,472.36 ↓ -89%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $1,472.36 ↓ -89%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,499.85 ↓ -89%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $1,644.83 ↓ -88%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $1,644.83 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $1,644.83 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $1,827.59 ↓ -87%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $1,827.59 ↓ -87%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,840.45 ↓ -87%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $2,120.00 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $2,145.96 ↓ -84%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $2,385.22 ↓ -83%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $2,392.59 ↓ -83%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $2,558.62 ↓ -81%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $2,944.72 ↓ -79%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $3,018.34 ↓ -78%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $3,128.77 ↓ -77%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,417.90 ↓ -75%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,417.90 ↓ -75%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,417.90 ↓ -75%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,417.90 ↓ -75%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $3,417.90 ↓ -75%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,417.90 ↓ -75%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,417.90 ↓ -75%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,417.90 ↓ -75%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,655.17 ↓ -74%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $3,680.90 ↓ -73%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $3,680.90 ↓ -73%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,680.90 ↓ -73%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA TRANSPLANT not published by hospital
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) 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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Connector tis 2x10mm at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago not published $2,055.82 – $2,055.82
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published $2,055.82 – $2,055.82
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital IL 60190 $15,442.74 not published
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva $3,978.88 not published
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital DBA Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest $15,915.89 not published
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry $7,791.31 not published
HSHS St. John's Hospital IL 62769|301 N. 8th St. $5,400.00 $4,112.40 – $6,900.00
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn not published $2,055.82 – $2,055.82

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