Ghs moderate sedation ea addtl 15 min, other 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

$94.50

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.

$135.00

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.

$31.59 with CURAECHOICE [6100] vs $229.00 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 $31.59 ↓ -67%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $36.45 ↓ -61%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $36.45 ↓ -61%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $44.43 ↓ -53%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $53.36 ↓ -44%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $60.75 ↓ -36%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $60.75 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $60.75 ↓ -36%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $67.50 ↓ -29%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $67.50 ↓ -29%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $68.70 ↓ -27%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $73.28 ↓ -22%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $78.30 ↓ -17%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $80.84 ↓ -14%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $91.60 ↓ -3%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $91.60 ↓ -3%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $94.50 ↑ +0%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $114.50 ↑ +21%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $133.05 ↑ +41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $133.51 ↑ +41%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $135.00 ↑ +43%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $135.00 ↑ +43%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $135.00 ↑ +43%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $135.00 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $135.00 ↑ +43%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $135.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $135.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $135.00 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $135.00 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $148.39 ↑ +57%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $148.85 ↑ +58%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $183.20 ↑ +94%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $183.20 ↑ +94%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $187.78 ↑ +99%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $194.65 ↑ +106%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $229.00 ↑ +142%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $229.00 ↑ +142%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $229.00 ↑ +142%
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
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA TRANSPLANT not published by hospital

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Ghs moderate sedation ea addtl 15 min, other at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $87.50 $61.08 – $140.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $122.50 $85.51 – $196.00
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago $79.86 $39.60 – $58.56
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $90.60 $21.46 – $72.68
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $90.60 $35.55 – $37.13
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $130.00 $90.74 – $208.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $260.00 $61.09 – $416.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $337.50 $99.13 – $540.00

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