Inj/inf neurolyt sbst spinal canal lesion 62282 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

$7,857.09

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$11,224.41

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.

$207.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] vs $8,290.00 with HEALTHLINK [125] — 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $207.00 ↓ -97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $229.00 ↓ -97%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $1,550.23 ↓ -80%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $1,608.26 ↓ -80%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $1,939.86 ↓ -75%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $2,238.30 ↓ -72%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $2,238.30 ↓ -72%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $2,487.00 ↓ -68%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $2,652.80 ↓ -66%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $2,926.37 ↓ -63%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $3,316.00 ↓ -58%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $3,316.00 ↓ -58%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $3,730.50 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $3,730.50 ↓ -53%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $3,730.50 ↓ -53%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $3,846.56 ↓ -51%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $4,145.00 ↓ -47%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $4,145.00 ↓ -47%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $4,145.00 ↓ -47%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $4,808.20 ↓ -39%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $5,388.50 ↓ -31%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $5,803.00 ↓ -26%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $6,632.00 ↓ -16%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $6,797.80 ↓ -13%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $7,046.50 ↓ -10%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $8,290.00 ↑ +6%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $8,290.00 ↑ +6%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $8,290.00 ↑ +6%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $8,290.00 ↑ +6%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $8,290.00 ↑ +6%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $8,290.00 ↑ +6%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $8,290.00 ↑ +6%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $8,290.00 ↑ +6%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $8,290.00 ↑ +6%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $8,290.00 ↑ +6%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $8,290.00 ↑ +6%
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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Inj/inf neurolyt sbst spinal canal lesion 62282 at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $780.00 $614.64 – $6,071.00
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago not published $1,345.68 – $6,071.00
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago not published $928.06 – $1,503.46
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $561.60 $750.77 – $861.12
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $561.60 $2,033.27 – $2,970.16
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $1,135.00 $894.38 – $6,071.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $3,211.17 $129.27 – $1,770.16
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge $1,135.00 $894.38 – $6,071.00

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