Ghs abscess perianal iandd 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

$9,199.20

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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$13,141.71

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.

$269.33 with CURAECHOICE [6100] vs $6,203.00 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
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $269.33 ↓ -97%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $310.77 ↓ -97%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $310.77 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $517.95 ↓ -94%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $517.95 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $517.95 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $575.50 ↓ -94%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $575.50 ↓ -94%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $667.58 ↓ -93%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $805.70 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $1,151.00 ↓ -87%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,151.00 ↓ -87%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,151.00 ↓ -87%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,151.00 ↓ -87%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,151.00 ↓ -87%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,151.00 ↓ -87%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,151.00 ↓ -87%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,151.00 ↓ -87%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,151.00 ↓ -87%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $1,159.96 ↓ -87%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $1,203.38 ↓ -87%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,442.65 ↓ -84%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $1,860.90 ↓ -80%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $1,984.96 ↓ -78%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $2,189.66 ↓ -76%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $2,481.20 ↓ -73%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $2,481.20 ↓ -73%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $2,878.19 ↓ -69%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $3,101.50 ↓ -66%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $4,031.95 ↓ -56%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $4,962.40 ↓ -46%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $4,962.40 ↓ -46%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $5,086.46 ↓ -45%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $5,272.55 ↓ -43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $6,203.00 ↓ -33%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $6,203.00 ↓ -33%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA LIFESOURCE TRANSPLANT not published by hospital
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE not published by hospital
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA TRANSPLANT not published by hospital
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH IL HEALTH PARTNERS IPA not published by hospital
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC not published by hospital

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Ghs abscess perianal iandd at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $1,020.00 $803.76 – $1,824.74
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $1,020.00 $803.76 – $1,824.74
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago not published $950.38 – $1,539.62
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $962.40 $491.20 – $1,425.58
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $962.40 $255.00 – $1,001.43
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $250.00 $430.00 – $1,614.43
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $1,020.00 $803.76 – $1,824.74
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $1,020.00 $803.76 – $1,824.74

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