Esophagoscp guide wire dilat 43196 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

$37,557.81

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.

$53,654.01

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.

$425.00 with OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] vs $9,494.00 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] — 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
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $425.00 ↓ -99%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $1,775.38 ↓ -95%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $1,841.84 ↓ -95%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $2,221.60 ↓ -94%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $2,563.38 ↓ -93%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $2,563.38 ↓ -93%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $2,848.20 ↓ -92%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $3,038.08 ↓ -92%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $3,132.00 ↓ -92%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $3,351.38 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $3,480.00 ↓ -91%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $3,797.60 ↓ -90%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $3,797.60 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $4,272.30 ↓ -89%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $4,272.30 ↓ -89%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $4,272.30 ↓ -89%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $4,405.22 ↓ -88%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $4,747.00 ↓ -87%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $4,747.00 ↓ -87%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $4,747.00 ↓ -87%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $5,506.52 ↓ -85%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $6,171.10 ↓ -84%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $6,645.80 ↓ -82%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $7,595.20 ↓ -80%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $7,595.20 ↓ -80%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $7,785.08 ↓ -79%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $8,069.90 ↓ -79%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $9,494.00 ↓ -75%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $9,494.00 ↓ -75%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $9,494.00 ↓ -75%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $9,494.00 ↓ -75%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $9,494.00 ↓ -75%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $9,494.00 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $9,494.00 ↓ -75%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $9,494.00 ↓ -75%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $9,494.00 ↓ -75%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $9,494.00 ↓ -75%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $9,494.00 ↓ -75%
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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Esophagoscp guide wire dilat 43196 at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago not published $2,867.32 – $6,181.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published $2,867.32 – $6,181.00
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $432.00 $662.40 – $2,086.46
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $432.00 $2,970.16 – $2,970.16
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $489.60 $176.92 – $1,475.78
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital IL 60190 $6,645.80 not published
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva $6,645.80 not published
Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital Palos Heights $6,645.80 not published

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