Device intraute mirena 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

$3,085.52

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.

$4,407.89

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.

$485.92 with CURAECHOICE [6100] vs $5,280.00 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 $485.92 ↓ -84%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $560.68 ↓ -82%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $560.68 ↓ -82%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $855.13 ↓ -72%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $1,322.37 ↓ -57%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $1,555.99 ↓ -50%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $1,763.16 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $1,763.16 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $1,983.55 ↓ -36%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $2,203.95 ↓ -29%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $2,203.95 ↓ -29%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $2,376.00 ↓ -23%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $2,376.00 ↓ -23%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $2,640.00 ↓ -14%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $2,865.13 ↓ -7%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $3,062.40 ↓ -1%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,377.76 ↑ +9%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,377.76 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,377.76 ↑ +9%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,377.76 ↑ +9%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,377.76 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,377.76 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $3,377.76 ↑ +9%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,377.76 ↑ +9%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $3,526.31 ↑ +14%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $3,526.31 ↑ +14%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $3,614.47 ↑ +17%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $3,696.00 ↑ +20%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $3,746.71 ↑ +21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $4,407.89 ↑ +43%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $4,407.89 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,407.89 ↑ +43%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC SEIU HEALTHLINK $5,014.50 ↑ +63%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,280.00 ↑ +71%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA LIFESOURCE TRANSPLANT not published by hospital
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA TRANSPLANT not published by hospital
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH IL HEALTH PARTNERS IPA not published by hospital

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Device intraute mirena at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $2,948.09 $2,290.45 – $4,799.48
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published $2,290.45 – $4,691.95
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $2,161.20 $472.99 – $3,133.74
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $2,161.20 $1,280.98 – $1,692.94
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $4,518.43 not published
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $2,942.97 $2,290.45 – $4,708.75
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $2,958.32 $2,331.15 – $4,733.30
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $2,940.63 $2,290.45 – $4,705.00

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