Gemcitabine 1 gram intravenous solution 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

$312.55

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$446.50

Gross charge

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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.

$6.03 with CURAECHOICE [6100] vs $43.25 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

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 $6.03 ↓ -98%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $6.95 ↓ -98%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $6.95 ↓ -98%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $16.43 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $16.43 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $16.43 ↓ -95%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $17.30 ↓ -94%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $17.30 ↓ -94%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $18.25 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $18.25 ↓ -94%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $21.17 ↓ -93%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $25.55 ↓ -92%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $28.11 ↓ -91%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $29.00 ↓ -91%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $29.00 ↓ -91%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $29.00 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $29.00 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $29.00 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $29.00 ↓ -91%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $29.00 ↓ -91%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $29.00 ↓ -91%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $34.60 ↓ -89%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $35.47 ↓ -89%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $36.50 ↓ -88%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $36.76 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $43.25 ↓ -86%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $43.25 ↓ -86%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $43.25 ↓ -86%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) 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
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK not published by hospital
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA TRANSPLANT not published by hospital

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Gemcitabine 1 gram intravenous solution at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $47.00 $5.45 – $646.92
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago $257.28 $5.74 – $351.26
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published $5.45 – $676.75
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $95.66 $15.97 – $43.43
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $95.66 $22.46 – $23.46
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $294.48 $6.66 – $6.66
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $41.17 $5.45 – $627.85
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $67.72 $3.26 – $21.31

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