Ghs somatosensory testing lower extremit 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

$1,628.20

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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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$2,326.00

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.

$273.54 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $2,248.00 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

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
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $273.54 ↓ -83%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $328.53 ↓ -80%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $380.70 ↓ -77%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $423.00 ↓ -74%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $451.20 ↓ -72%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $497.73 ↓ -69%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $526.03 ↓ -68%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $564.00 ↓ -65%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $564.00 ↓ -65%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $606.96 ↓ -63%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $634.50 ↓ -61%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $705.00 ↓ -57%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $705.00 ↓ -57%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $819.21 ↓ -50%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $822.03 ↓ -50%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $913.68 ↓ -44%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $916.50 ↓ -44%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $1,011.60 ↓ -38%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $1,011.60 ↓ -38%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $1,124.00 ↓ -31%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $1,128.00 ↓ -31%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $1,128.00 ↓ -31%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $1,156.20 ↓ -29%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $1,198.50 ↓ -26%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $1,303.84 ↓ -20%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,410.00 ↓ -13%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,410.00 ↓ -13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $1,410.00 ↓ -13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,410.00 ↓ -13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $1,410.00 ↓ -13%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,410.00 ↓ -13%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,410.00 ↓ -13%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,410.00 ↓ -13%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,410.00 ↓ -13%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $1,410.00 ↓ -13%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $1,573.60 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,248.00 ↑ +38%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,248.00 ↑ +38%
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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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $795.00 $470.68 – $1,679.00
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago $185.79 $260.70 – $525.87
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published $470.68 – $742.75
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $386.40 $131.95 – $503.19
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $386.40 $135.00 – $302.68
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $1,738.05 $24.26 – $958.10
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Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge $795.00 $470.68 – $1,679.00

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