Esophagoscp rig trnso inject 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

$23,221.79

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.

$33,173.99

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.

$1,488.15 with CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] vs $7,958.00 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
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $1,488.15 ↓ -94%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $1,543.85 ↓ -93%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $1,862.17 ↓ -92%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $2,148.66 ↓ -91%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $2,148.66 ↓ -91%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $2,387.40 ↓ -90%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $2,546.56 ↓ -89%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $2,809.17 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $3,132.00 ↓ -87%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $3,183.20 ↓ -86%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $3,183.20 ↓ -86%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $3,480.00 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $3,581.10 ↓ -85%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $3,581.10 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $3,581.10 ↓ -85%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $3,692.51 ↓ -84%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $3,979.00 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $3,979.00 ↓ -83%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $3,979.00 ↓ -83%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $4,615.64 ↓ -80%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $5,172.70 ↓ -78%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $5,570.60 ↓ -76%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $6,366.40 ↓ -73%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $6,366.40 ↓ -73%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $6,525.56 ↓ -72%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $6,764.30 ↓ -71%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,958.00 ↓ -66%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,958.00 ↓ -66%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,958.00 ↓ -66%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,958.00 ↓ -66%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,958.00 ↓ -66%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,958.00 ↓ -66%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $7,958.00 ↓ -66%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,958.00 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,958.00 ↓ -66%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $7,958.00 ↓ -66%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,958.00 ↓ -66%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $7,958.00 ↓ -66%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH IL HEALTH PARTNERS IPA not published by hospital
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA TRANSPLANT not published by hospital
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA LIFESOURCE TRANSPLANT not published by hospital

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