Icd cobalt xt dr MRI is1 df1 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

$123,541.61

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.

$176,488.02

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.

$7,314.28 with CURAECHOICE [6100] vs $86,800.40 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
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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 $7,314.28 ↓ -94%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $8,439.56 ↓ -93%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $8,439.56 ↓ -93%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $11,162.76 ↓ -91%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $13,406.82 ↓ -89%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $17,262.00 ↓ -86%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $18,412.80 ↓ -85%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $20,311.62 ↓ -84%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $23,016.00 ↓ -81%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $23,016.00 ↓ -81%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $25,893.00 ↓ -79%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $28,770.00 ↓ -77%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $28,770.00 ↓ -77%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $33,430.73 ↓ -73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $33,545.81 ↓ -73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $37,285.91 ↓ -70%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $37,400.99 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $39,060.18 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $39,060.18 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $43,400.20 ↓ -65%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $46,031.99 ↓ -63%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $46,031.99 ↓ -63%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $47,182.79 ↓ -62%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $48,465.89 ↓ -61%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $48,465.89 ↓ -61%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $48,465.89 ↓ -61%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $48,465.89 ↓ -61%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $48,465.89 ↓ -61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $48,465.89 ↓ -61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $48,465.89 ↓ -61%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $48,465.89 ↓ -61%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $48,908.99 ↓ -60%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $50,344.23 ↓ -59%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $57,539.99 ↓ -53%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $57,539.99 ↓ -53%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $57,539.99 ↓ -53%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $60,760.28 ↓ -51%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC SEIU HEALTHLINK $66,835.81 ↓ -46%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $86,800.40 ↓ -30%
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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Icd cobalt xt dr MRI is1 df1 at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $21,740.75 $9,870.30 – $34,785.20
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $27,001.01 $18,846.70 – $43,201.61
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago $12,544.69 $19,936.03 – $19,936.03
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $37,575.00 $13,113.60 – $35,652.60
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $37,575.00 $18,441.00 – $19,260.60
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $15,142.09 not published
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $24,976.25 $10,379.19 – $32,949.80
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $22,232.38 $9,323.84 – $34,855.48

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