Diag laparo separate proc 49320 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

$31,699.56

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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$45,285.09

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.

$2,702.70 with CURAECHOICE [6100] vs $19,176.00 with GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] — 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 $2,702.70 ↓ -91%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $3,585.91 ↓ -89%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $3,720.14 ↓ -88%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $5,177.52 ↓ -84%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $5,177.52 ↓ -84%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $5,752.80 ↓ -82%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $6,136.32 ↓ -81%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC SEIU HEALTHLINK $6,352.50 ↓ -80%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $6,769.13 ↓ -79%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $6,935.00 ↓ -78%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $7,670.40 ↓ -76%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $7,670.40 ↓ -76%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $7,705.00 ↓ -76%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $8,629.20 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $8,629.20 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $8,629.20 ↓ -73%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $8,897.66 ↓ -72%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $9,588.00 ↓ -70%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $9,588.00 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $9,588.00 ↓ -70%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $11,122.08 ↓ -65%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $12,464.40 ↓ -61%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $13,423.20 ↓ -58%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $15,340.80 ↓ -52%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $15,724.32 ↓ -50%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $16,299.60 ↓ -49%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $19,176.00 ↓ -40%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $19,176.00 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $19,176.00 ↓ -40%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $19,176.00 ↓ -40%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $19,176.00 ↓ -40%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $19,176.00 ↓ -40%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $19,176.00 ↓ -40%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $19,176.00 ↓ -40%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $19,176.00 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $19,176.00 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $19,176.00 ↓ -40%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $19,176.00 ↓ -40%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA TRANSPLANT not published by hospital
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

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Diag laparo separate proc 49320 at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago not published $8,818.69 – $18,102.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published $8,818.69 – $18,102.00
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $619.80 $950.36 – $3,708.65
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $619.80 $2,970.16 – $2,970.16
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $807.20 $292.53 – $4,538.91
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital IL 60190 $31,699.56 not published
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva $31,556.41 not published
Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital Palos Heights $27,494.26 not published

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