Ins lv lead exist pm/icd 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

$13,969.20

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.

$19,956.00

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.

$4,038.11 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $20,815.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] — 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
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $4,038.11 ↓ -71%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $4,669.70 ↓ -67%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $4,849.90 ↓ -65%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $5,388.12 ↓ -61%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $5,388.12 ↓ -61%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $6,244.50 ↓ -55%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $6,660.80 ↓ -52%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $7,347.70 ↓ -47%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $8,326.00 ↓ -40%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $8,326.00 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $8,980.20 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $8,980.20 ↓ -36%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $8,980.20 ↓ -36%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $9,978.00 ↓ -29%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $9,978.00 ↓ -29%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $10,407.50 ↓ -25%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $11,574.48 ↓ -17%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $12,093.52 ↓ -13%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $13,529.75 ↓ -3%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $13,969.20 ↑ +0%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $16,652.00 ↑ +19%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $16,652.00 ↑ +19%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $17,068.30 ↑ +22%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $17,692.75 ↑ +27%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $19,956.00 ↑ +43%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $19,956.00 ↑ +43%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $19,956.00 ↑ +43%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $19,956.00 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $19,956.00 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $19,956.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $19,956.00 ↑ +43%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $19,956.00 ↑ +43%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $19,956.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $20,815.00 ↑ +49%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $20,815.00 ↑ +49%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $20,815.00 ↑ +49%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA TRANSPLANT not published by hospital
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

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Ins lv lead exist pm/icd at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $15,115.00 $11,910.62 – $91,059.00
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago $5,309.70 $12,190.00 – $12,190.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published $15,818.44 – $91,059.00
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $13,181.40 $1,504.20 – $14,279.85
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $981.00 $2,970.16 – $2,970.16
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $3,790.00 $2,986.52 – $91,059.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $12,270.00 $9,668.76 – $39,558.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $8,845.00 $6,969.86 – $91,059.00

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