Ghs nerve block celiac plexus 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

$3,745.76

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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$5,351.09

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.

$10.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] vs $2,481.00 with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] — 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $10.00 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $10.00 ↓ -100%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $270.96 ↓ -93%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $281.11 ↓ -92%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $391.23 ↓ -90%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $434.70 ↓ -88%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $463.68 ↓ -88%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $511.50 ↓ -86%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $579.60 ↓ -85%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $579.60 ↓ -85%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $580.55 ↓ -85%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $652.05 ↓ -83%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $669.87 ↓ -82%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $672.34 ↓ -82%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $724.50 ↓ -81%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $724.50 ↓ -81%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $941.85 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $1,116.45 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $1,116.45 ↓ -70%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $1,159.20 ↓ -69%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $1,188.18 ↓ -68%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $1,231.65 ↓ -67%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $1,240.50 ↓ -67%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $1,438.98 ↓ -62%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,449.00 ↓ -61%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,449.00 ↓ -61%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,449.00 ↓ -61%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,449.00 ↓ -61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $1,449.00 ↓ -61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,449.00 ↓ -61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $1,449.00 ↓ -61%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,449.00 ↓ -61%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,449.00 ↓ -61%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $1,736.70 ↓ -54%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,755.60 ↓ -53%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,481.00 ↓ -34%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,481.00 ↓ -34%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA LIFESOURCE TRANSPLANT 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

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Ghs nerve block celiac plexus at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $1,255.00 $988.94 – $6,071.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $735.00 $579.18 – $6,071.00
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago not published $928.06 – $1,503.46
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $798.00 $425.60 – $2,573.12
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $798.00 $201.00 – $998.72
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $446.25 $430.00 – $1,535.46
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $1,135.00 $894.38 – $6,071.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $1,135.00 $894.38 – $4,681.00

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