Ghs removal intranasal foreign body 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

$455.00

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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.

$650.00

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.

$56.47 with CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] vs $306.00 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
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $56.47 ↓ -88%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $58.59 ↓ -87%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $71.60 ↓ -84%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $81.54 ↓ -82%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $82.62 ↓ -82%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $90.60 ↓ -80%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $96.64 ↓ -79%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $106.61 ↓ -77%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $120.80 ↓ -73%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $120.80 ↓ -73%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $135.90 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $137.70 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $137.70 ↓ -70%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $140.13 ↓ -69%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $151.00 ↓ -67%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $151.00 ↓ -67%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $153.00 ↓ -66%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $177.48 ↓ -61%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $196.30 ↓ -57%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $214.20 ↓ -53%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $241.60 ↓ -47%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $241.60 ↓ -47%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $247.64 ↓ -46%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $256.70 ↓ -44%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $302.00 ↓ -34%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $302.00 ↓ -34%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $302.00 ↓ -34%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $302.00 ↓ -34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $302.00 ↓ -34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $302.00 ↓ -34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $302.00 ↓ -34%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $302.00 ↓ -34%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $302.00 ↓ -34%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $306.00 ↓ -33%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $306.00 ↓ -33%
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 removal intranasal foreign body at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $267.50 $84.00 – $435.49
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $267.50 $84.00 – $428.00
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago not published $134.37 – $217.68
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $445.80 $96.32 – $276.92
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $445.80 $138.46 – $141.47
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $43.75 $139.58 – $230.97
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $267.50 $84.00 – $428.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $267.50 $94.00 – $428.00

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