Hemorrhoidectomy intrnl lig rbbr band ligations 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

$5,569.05

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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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$7,955.79

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.

$213.64 with CURAECHOICE [6100] vs $2,380.00 with MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] — 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
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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
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $213.64 ↓ -96%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $400.95 ↓ -93%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $400.95 ↓ -93%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $445.06 ↓ -92%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $461.72 ↓ -92%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC SEIU HEALTHLINK $502.15 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $668.25 ↓ -88%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $668.25 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $668.25 ↓ -88%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $714.00 ↓ -87%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $742.50 ↓ -87%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $742.50 ↓ -87%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $761.60 ↓ -86%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $840.14 ↓ -85%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $861.30 ↓ -85%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $952.00 ↓ -83%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $952.00 ↓ -83%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $1,039.50 ↓ -81%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $1,104.32 ↓ -80%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,190.00 ↓ -79%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $1,485.00 ↓ -73%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,485.00 ↓ -73%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,485.00 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,485.00 ↓ -73%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,485.00 ↓ -73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,485.00 ↓ -73%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,485.00 ↓ -73%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,485.00 ↓ -73%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,485.00 ↓ -73%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $1,547.00 ↓ -72%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $1,904.00 ↓ -66%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $1,904.00 ↓ -66%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $1,951.60 ↓ -65%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $2,023.00 ↓ -64%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $2,380.00 ↓ -57%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $2,380.00 ↓ -57%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,380.00 ↓ -57%
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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Hemorrhoidectomy intrnl lig rbbr band ligations at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $770.00 $84.00 – $1,824.74
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published $1,378.06 – $6,071.00
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago not published $950.38 – $1,539.62
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $501.60 $769.12 – $1,447.67
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $501.60 $2,970.16 – $2,970.16
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $675.20 $175.28 – $709.27
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge $770.00 $84.00 – $1,824.74
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park $946.20 $996.56 – $2,825.00

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