Inj. mycophenolate mofetil 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

$1,752.80

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.

$2,504.00

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.

$25.80 with CURAECHOICE [6100] vs $443.75 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 $25.80 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $28.81 ↓ -98%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $29.77 ↓ -98%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $29.77 ↓ -98%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $44.55 ↓ -97%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $52.42 ↓ -97%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $59.40 ↓ -97%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $59.40 ↓ -97%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $66.83 ↓ -96%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $74.25 ↓ -96%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $74.25 ↓ -96%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $96.53 ↓ -94%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $118.80 ↓ -93%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $118.80 ↓ -93%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $121.77 ↓ -93%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $126.23 ↓ -93%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $148.50 ↓ -92%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $148.50 ↓ -92%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $148.50 ↓ -92%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $148.50 ↓ -92%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $148.50 ↓ -92%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $148.50 ↓ -92%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $148.50 ↓ -92%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $148.50 ↓ -92%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $148.50 ↓ -92%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $148.50 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $199.69 ↓ -89%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $199.69 ↓ -89%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $221.88 ↓ -87%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $257.38 ↓ -85%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $310.63 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $443.75 ↓ -75%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $443.75 ↓ -75%
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
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA TRANSPLANT not published by hospital

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Inj. mycophenolate mofetil at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago not published $0.89 – $1.83
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published $0.89 – $1.83
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $220.86 $117.79 – $320.25
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $220.86 $0.82 – $173.01
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital IL 60190 $981.40 not published
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva $1,752.80 not published
Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital Palos Heights $434.70 not published
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital DBA Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest $614.95 not published

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