Ecg 12 lead tracing only 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

$238.00

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.

$340.00

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.

$26.21 with CURAECHOICE [6100] vs $311.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] — 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 $26.21 ↓ -89%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $60.33 ↓ -75%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $64.96 ↓ -73%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $72.46 ↓ -70%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $76.95 ↓ -68%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $76.95 ↓ -68%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $78.40 ↓ -67%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $93.30 ↓ -61%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $99.52 ↓ -58%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $109.78 ↓ -54%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $124.40 ↓ -48%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $124.40 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $129.15 ↓ -46%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $129.15 ↓ -46%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $129.15 ↓ -46%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $143.50 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $143.50 ↓ -40%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $155.50 ↓ -35%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $180.69 ↓ -24%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $181.31 ↓ -24%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $201.53 ↓ -15%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $202.15 ↓ -15%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $248.80 ↑ +5%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $248.80 ↑ +5%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $255.02 ↑ +7%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $264.35 ↑ +11%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $287.00 ↑ +21%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $287.00 ↑ +21%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $287.00 ↑ +21%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $287.00 ↑ +21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $287.00 ↑ +21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $287.00 ↑ +21%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $287.00 ↑ +21%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $287.00 ↑ +21%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $287.00 ↑ +21%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $311.00 ↑ +31%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $311.00 ↑ +31%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $311.00 ↑ +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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Ecg 12 lead tracing only at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $262.50 $78.98 – $420.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $262.50 $78.47 – $420.00
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago $197.34 $31.35 – $100.31
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $120.60 $25.59 – $176.64
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $120.60 $34.00 – $94.47
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $112.50 $61.89 – $102.41
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $212.50 $76.66 – $340.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $222.50 $48.37 – $356.00

All Illinois hospitals for this procedure →