Ghs fb removal - incisional 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

$6,941.90

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.

$9,917.00

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.

$507.52 with CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] vs $4,273.00 with FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] — 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
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $507.52 ↓ -93%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $526.52 ↓ -92%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $732.78 ↓ -89%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $814.20 ↓ -88%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $868.48 ↓ -87%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $958.04 ↓ -86%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $999.88 ↓ -86%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $1,085.60 ↓ -84%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $1,085.60 ↓ -84%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $1,153.71 ↓ -83%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $1,221.30 ↓ -82%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $1,259.30 ↓ -82%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,357.00 ↓ -80%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $1,357.00 ↓ -80%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,720.40 ↓ -75%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $1,764.10 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $1,922.85 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $1,922.85 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $2,136.50 ↓ -69%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $2,225.48 ↓ -68%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $2,306.90 ↓ -67%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $2,478.34 ↓ -64%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,714.00 ↓ -61%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,714.00 ↓ -61%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,714.00 ↓ -61%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,714.00 ↓ -61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $2,714.00 ↓ -61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,714.00 ↓ -61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $2,714.00 ↓ -61%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,714.00 ↓ -61%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,714.00 ↓ -61%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $2,991.10 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,273.00 ↓ -38%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,273.00 ↓ -38%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA TRANSPLANT not published by hospital
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
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) not published by hospital

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Ghs fb removal - incisional at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $1,735.00 $84.00 – $3,242.82
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $1,735.00 $84.00 – $3,242.82
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $2,454.00 $789.36 – $3,333.35
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $2,454.00 $459.00 – $1,922.30
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $597.50 $576.00 – $2,867.21
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $1,735.00 $84.00 – $3,242.82
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $1,735.00 $84.00 – $3,242.82
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $2,723.04 $165.86 – $1,501.08

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