Ghs somatosensory testing upper & lower limbs 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

$3,391.50

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$4,845.00

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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.

$629.34 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $4,524.00 with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 $629.34 ↓ -81%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $755.85 ↓ -78%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $830.93 ↓ -75%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $875.88 ↓ -74%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $958.77 ↓ -72%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $973.20 ↓ -71%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $1,038.08 ↓ -69%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $1,145.13 ↓ -66%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $1,297.60 ↓ -62%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $1,297.60 ↓ -62%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $1,459.80 ↓ -57%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,622.00 ↓ -52%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $1,622.00 ↓ -52%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $1,884.76 ↓ -44%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $1,891.25 ↓ -44%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $2,035.80 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $2,035.80 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $2,102.11 ↓ -38%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $2,108.60 ↓ -38%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $2,262.00 ↓ -33%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $2,595.20 ↓ -23%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $2,595.20 ↓ -23%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $2,623.92 ↓ -23%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $2,660.08 ↓ -22%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $2,757.40 ↓ -19%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $3,166.80 ↓ -7%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,244.00 ↓ -4%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,244.00 ↓ -4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $3,244.00 ↓ -4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,244.00 ↓ -4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $3,244.00 ↓ -4%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,244.00 ↓ -4%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,244.00 ↓ -4%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,244.00 ↓ -4%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $3,244.00 ↓ -4%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,244.00 ↓ -4%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,524.00 ↑ +33%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,524.00 ↑ +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 somatosensory testing upper & lower limbs at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $1,255.00 $802.01 – $2,043.14
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published $802.01 – $1,061.97
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago not published $553.11 – $896.04
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $753.60 $131.95 – $1,155.52
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $753.60 $357.36 – $590.32
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $1,255.00 $802.01 – $2,008.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $1,255.00 $802.01 – $2,008.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $2,786.12 $41.11 – $1,535.84

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