Drug assay vedolizumab 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

$509.60

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.

$728.00

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.

$65.52 with CURAECHOICE [6100] vs $352.00 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
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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 $65.52 ↓ -87%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $68.29 ↓ -87%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $75.60 ↓ -85%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $75.60 ↓ -85%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $105.60 ↓ -79%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $124.26 ↓ -76%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $140.80 ↓ -72%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $140.80 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $158.40 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $158.40 ↓ -69%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $158.40 ↓ -69%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $176.00 ↓ -65%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $176.00 ↓ -65%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $176.00 ↓ -65%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $204.16 ↓ -60%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $228.80 ↓ -55%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $246.40 ↓ -52%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $280.00 ↓ -45%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $280.00 ↓ -45%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $280.00 ↓ -45%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $280.00 ↓ -45%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $280.00 ↓ -45%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $280.00 ↓ -45%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $280.00 ↓ -45%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $281.60 ↓ -45%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $281.60 ↓ -45%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $288.64 ↓ -43%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $299.20 ↓ -41%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $352.00 ↓ -31%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $352.00 ↓ -31%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $352.00 ↓ -31%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $352.00 ↓ -31%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $352.00 ↓ -31%
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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Drug assay vedolizumab at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $272.50 $38.57 – $443.63
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $272.50 $38.57 – $436.00
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago not published $28.93 – $160.73
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $200.40 $9.87 – $307.28
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $200.40 $26.71 – $156.98
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $272.50 $38.57 – $436.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $272.50 $38.57 – $436.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $272.50 $38.57 – $436.00

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