Ghs clsd red med malleolus fx w manip 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

$1,197.00

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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.

$1,710.00

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.

$400.14 with CURAECHOICE [6100] vs $8,364.00 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
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $400.14 ↓ -67%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $461.70 ↓ -61%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $461.70 ↓ -61%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $769.50 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $769.50 ↓ -36%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $769.50 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $855.00 ↓ -29%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $855.00 ↓ -29%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $991.80 ↓ -17%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $1,197.00 ↑ +0%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $1,564.07 ↑ +31%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $1,622.62 ↑ +36%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,710.00 ↑ +43%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,710.00 ↑ +43%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,710.00 ↑ +43%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,710.00 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $1,710.00 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,710.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,710.00 ↑ +43%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,710.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,710.00 ↑ +43%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $2,509.20 ↑ +110%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $2,676.48 ↑ +124%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $2,952.49 ↑ +147%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $3,345.60 ↑ +179%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $3,345.60 ↑ +179%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $3,880.90 ↑ +224%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $4,182.00 ↑ +249%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $5,436.60 ↑ +354%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $6,691.20 ↑ +459%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $6,691.20 ↑ +459%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $6,858.48 ↑ +473%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $7,109.40 ↑ +494%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $8,364.00 ↑ +599%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $8,364.00 ↑ +599%
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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Ghs clsd red med malleolus fx w manip at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $1,790.00 $1,410.52 – $3,203.13
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $1,790.00 $1,410.52 – $3,203.13
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $909.00 $163.52 – $2,502.45
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $909.00 $235.06 – $1,761.03
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $1,075.00 $430.00 – $2,791.51
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $1,790.00 $1,410.52 – $3,203.13
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $1,790.00 $1,410.52 – $3,203.13
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $5,255.86 $402.58 – $2,897.29

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