Iadna legionella pneumophila amplified probe tq 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

$160.30

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$229.00

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.

$39.58 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $204.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] — 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
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $39.58 ↓ -75%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $40.72 ↓ -75%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $46.98 ↓ -71%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $46.98 ↓ -71%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $61.20 ↓ -62%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $72.01 ↓ -55%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $79.20 ↓ -51%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $79.20 ↓ -51%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $79.20 ↓ -51%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $81.60 ↓ -49%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $81.60 ↓ -49%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $88.00 ↓ -45%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $88.00 ↓ -45%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $102.00 ↓ -36%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $102.08 ↓ -36%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $123.20 ↓ -23%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $132.60 ↓ -17%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $163.20 ↑ +2%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $163.20 ↑ +2%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $167.28 ↑ +4%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $173.40 ↑ +8%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $176.00 ↑ +10%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $176.00 ↑ +10%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $176.00 ↑ +10%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $176.00 ↑ +10%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $176.00 ↑ +10%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $176.00 ↑ +10%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $176.00 ↑ +10%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $176.00 ↑ +10%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $176.00 ↑ +10%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $204.00 ↑ +27%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $204.00 ↑ +27%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $204.00 ↑ +27%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA TRANSPLANT not published by hospital
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

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Iadna legionella pneumophila amplified probe tq at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $177.50 $35.09 – $284.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $177.50 $35.09 – $284.00
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago $84.48 $26.32 – $145.75
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $319.80 $47.23 – $490.36
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $150.00 $40.35 – $117.50
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $37.50 $34.35 – $56.85
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $177.50 $35.09 – $284.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $177.50 $35.09 – $284.00

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