Injection(s) trigger point(s) single/multiple >= 3 muscle(s) 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

$923.30

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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.

$1,319.00

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.

$246.65 with CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] vs $1,319.00 with MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] — 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
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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 $246.65 ↓ -73%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $255.06 ↓ -72%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $255.89 ↓ -72%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $294.30 ↓ -68%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $294.30 ↓ -68%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $395.70 ↓ -57%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $422.08 ↓ -54%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $465.61 ↓ -50%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $490.50 ↓ -47%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $490.50 ↓ -47%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $490.50 ↓ -47%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $527.60 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $527.60 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $545.00 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $545.00 ↓ -41%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $612.02 ↓ -34%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $632.20 ↓ -32%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $659.50 ↓ -29%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $763.00 ↓ -17%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $857.35 ↓ -7%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $1,055.20 ↑ +14%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $1,055.20 ↑ +14%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,070.30 ↑ +16%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $1,081.58 ↑ +17%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $1,090.00 ↑ +18%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,090.00 ↑ +18%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,090.00 ↑ +18%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,090.00 ↑ +18%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,090.00 ↑ +18%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,090.00 ↑ +18%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,090.00 ↑ +18%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,090.00 ↑ +18%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,090.00 ↑ +18%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $1,121.15 ↑ +21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $1,319.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,319.00 ↑ +43%
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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Injection(s) trigger point(s) single/multiple >= 3 muscle(s) at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $625.00 $446.18 – $6,291.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $625.00 $446.18 – $6,291.00
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago not published $307.71 – $498.49
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $436.20 $181.24 – $592.51
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $436.20 $127.00 – $341.69
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $231.25 $322.03 – $532.87
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $625.00 $446.18 – $6,291.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $625.00 $446.18 – $4,528.00

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