Incision of breast lesion 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

$1,617.70

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.

$2,311.00

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.

$432.16 with CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] vs $5,127.00 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
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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
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $432.16 ↓ -73%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $448.33 ↓ -72%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $623.97 ↓ -61%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $693.30 ↓ -57%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $739.52 ↓ -54%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $815.78 ↓ -50%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $924.40 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $924.40 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $1,039.95 ↓ -36%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $1,072.30 ↓ -34%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $1,155.50 ↓ -29%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,155.50 ↓ -29%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $1,199.72 ↓ -26%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $1,384.29 ↓ -14%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $1,502.15 ↓ -7%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $1,848.80 ↑ +14%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $1,895.02 ↑ +17%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $1,964.35 ↑ +21%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $2,307.15 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $2,307.15 ↑ +43%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,311.00 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,311.00 ↑ +43%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,311.00 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $2,311.00 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $2,311.00 ↑ +43%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,311.00 ↑ +43%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,311.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,311.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,311.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $2,563.50 ↑ +58%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $2,973.66 ↑ +84%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $3,588.90 ↑ +122%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,127.00 ↑ +217%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,127.00 ↑ +217%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA TRANSPLANT not published by hospital
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH IL HEALTH PARTNERS IPA not published by hospital
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA LIFESOURCE TRANSPLANT not published by hospital

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Incision of breast lesion at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $1,890.00 $1,489.32 – $12,362.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $2,090.00 $1,646.92 – $12,362.00
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $1,859.40 $991.68 – $2,533.46
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $1,859.40 $711.00 – $1,776.46
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $1,610.00 $1,268.68 – $12,362.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $1,875.00 $1,477.50 – $12,362.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $3,764.09 $279.68 – $2,074.95
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park $2,578.80 $1,471.00 – $4,100.00

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