Epidural lysis on single day 62264 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

$5,506.97

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.

$7,867.10

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.

$16.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] vs $4,799.00 with HEALTHLINK [125] — 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $16.00 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $16.00 ↓ -100%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $897.41 ↓ -84%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $931.01 ↓ -83%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $1,122.97 ↓ -80%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $1,295.73 ↓ -76%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $1,295.73 ↓ -76%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $1,439.70 ↓ -74%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $1,535.68 ↓ -72%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $1,694.05 ↓ -69%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $1,919.60 ↓ -65%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $1,919.60 ↓ -65%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $2,159.55 ↓ -61%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $2,159.55 ↓ -61%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $2,159.55 ↓ -61%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $2,226.74 ↓ -60%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $2,399.50 ↓ -56%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $2,399.50 ↓ -56%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $2,399.50 ↓ -56%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $2,783.42 ↓ -49%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $3,119.35 ↓ -43%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $3,359.30 ↓ -39%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $3,839.20 ↓ -30%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $3,935.18 ↓ -29%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $4,079.15 ↓ -26%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,799.00 ↓ -13%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,799.00 ↓ -13%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,799.00 ↓ -13%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,799.00 ↓ -13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $4,799.00 ↓ -13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,799.00 ↓ -13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $4,799.00 ↓ -13%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,799.00 ↓ -13%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,799.00 ↓ -13%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,799.00 ↓ -13%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,799.00 ↓ -13%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA TRANSPLANT not published by hospital
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH IL HEALTH PARTNERS IPA not published by hospital
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA LIFESOURCE TRANSPLANT not published by hospital

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Epidural lysis on single day 62264 at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $1,805.00 $1,345.68 – $6,071.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published $1,345.68 – $6,071.00
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago not published $928.06 – $1,503.46
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $835.80 $750.77 – $1,281.56
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $835.80 $2,033.27 – $2,970.16
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $2,092.25 $222.57 – $1,153.35
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park $4,395.00 $947.82 – $2,825.00
OSF St Joseph Medical Center Bloomington $5,637.60 $947.82 – $2,769.00

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