Fna bx w/ct gdn 1st les 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

$9,426.26

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.

$13,466.09

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 $6,592.00 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
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $425.00 ↓ -95%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $856.21 ↓ -91%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $987.93 ↓ -90%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $987.93 ↓ -90%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $1,232.70 ↓ -87%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $1,278.85 ↓ -86%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $1,646.55 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $1,646.55 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $1,646.55 ↓ -83%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $1,829.50 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $1,829.50 ↓ -81%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $1,977.60 ↓ -79%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $2,109.44 ↓ -78%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $2,122.22 ↓ -77%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $2,326.98 ↓ -75%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $2,561.30 ↓ -73%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $2,636.80 ↓ -72%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $2,636.80 ↓ -72%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $3,058.69 ↓ -68%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $3,296.00 ↓ -65%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,659.00 ↓ -61%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,659.00 ↓ -61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $3,659.00 ↓ -61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,659.00 ↓ -61%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,659.00 ↓ -61%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,659.00 ↓ -61%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,659.00 ↓ -61%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,659.00 ↓ -61%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,659.00 ↓ -61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $4,026.00 ↓ -57%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $4,284.80 ↓ -55%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $4,474.00 ↓ -53%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $5,273.60 ↓ -44%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $5,273.60 ↓ -44%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $5,405.44 ↓ -43%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $5,603.20 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $6,592.00 ↓ -30%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $6,592.00 ↓ -30%
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
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA TRANSPLANT not published by hospital

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Fna bx w/ct gdn 1st les at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $795.00 $626.46 – $6,071.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $1,930.00 $1,063.48 – $6,071.00
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago not published $733.44 – $1,188.17
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $1,641.60 $660.37 – $2,573.12
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $225.00 $742.91 – $1,229.33
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $1,860.00 $1,063.48 – $6,071.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $2,035.00 $1,063.48 – $4,681.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $1,050.00 $827.40 – $6,071.00

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