Drain cath image guided peri/retroperitoneal transvag/transrectal 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

$37,078.41

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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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$52,969.16

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.

$12.60 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] vs $6,413.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $12.60 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $12.60 ↓ -100%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $425.00 ↓ -99%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $1,199.23 ↓ -97%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $1,244.12 ↓ -97%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $1,334.97 ↓ -96%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $1,540.35 ↓ -96%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $1,540.35 ↓ -96%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $1,923.90 ↓ -95%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $2,052.16 ↓ -94%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $2,263.79 ↓ -94%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $2,565.20 ↓ -93%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $2,565.20 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $2,567.25 ↓ -93%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $2,567.25 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $2,567.25 ↓ -93%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $2,852.50 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $2,852.50 ↓ -92%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $2,975.63 ↓ -92%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $3,206.50 ↓ -91%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $3,308.90 ↓ -91%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $3,993.50 ↓ -89%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $4,168.45 ↓ -89%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $5,130.40 ↓ -86%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $5,130.40 ↓ -86%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $5,258.66 ↓ -86%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $5,451.05 ↓ -85%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,705.00 ↓ -85%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,705.00 ↓ -85%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,705.00 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,705.00 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $5,705.00 ↓ -85%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,705.00 ↓ -85%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,705.00 ↓ -85%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,705.00 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,705.00 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $6,413.00 ↓ -83%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $6,413.00 ↓ -83%
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
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA TRANSPLANT not published by hospital

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Drain cath image guided peri/retroperitoneal transvag/transrectal at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $1,985.00 $1,564.18 – $6,181.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $1,545.00 $1,217.46 – $6,181.00
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $1,357.80 $724.46 – $2,081.96
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $1,357.80 $1,962.03 – $2,970.16
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $1,370.00 $1,079.56 – $6,181.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $2,345.00 $1,847.86 – $6,181.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $3,201.12 $183.99 – $1,764.61
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge $1,980.00 $1,560.24 – $6,181.00

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