Ghs eyelid foreign body-embedded - bil 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

$343.70

Cash price

?

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$491.00

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$114.89 with CURAECHOICE [6100] vs $2,903.00 with MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $114.89 ↓ -67%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $132.57 ↓ -61%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $132.57 ↓ -61%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $220.95 ↓ -36%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $220.95 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $220.95 ↓ -36%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $245.50 ↓ -29%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $245.50 ↓ -29%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $284.78 ↓ -17%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $343.70 ↑ +0%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC SEIU HEALTHLINK $380.60 ↑ +11%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $491.00 ↑ +43%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $491.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $491.00 ↑ +43%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $491.00 ↑ +43%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $491.00 ↑ +43%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $491.00 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $491.00 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $491.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $491.00 ↑ +43%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $542.86 ↑ +58%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $563.18 ↑ +64%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $870.90 ↑ +153%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $928.96 ↑ +170%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $1,024.76 ↑ +198%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $1,161.20 ↑ +238%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $1,161.20 ↑ +238%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $1,346.99 ↑ +292%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,451.50 ↑ +322%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $1,886.95 ↑ +449%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $2,322.40 ↑ +576%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $2,322.40 ↑ +576%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $2,380.46 ↑ +593%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $2,467.55 ↑ +618%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $2,903.00 ↑ +745%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,903.00 ↑ +745%
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

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Ghs eyelid foreign body-embedded - bil at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago not published $451.84 – $6,291.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published $451.84 – $6,291.00
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago not published $311.61 – $504.81
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $553.80 $158.72 – $456.32
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $553.80 $223.20 – $233.12
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $447.50 $352.63 – $716.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $447.50 $352.63 – $716.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $1,272.00 $104.15 – $292.91

All Illinois hospitals for this procedure →