Ins/rpl pm w/tv ld atrl 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

$51,198.25

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.

$73,140.36

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.

$425.00 with OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] vs $19,437.00 with GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] — 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
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $425.00 ↓ -99%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $1,192.93 ↓ -98%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $1,376.46 ↓ -97%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $1,376.46 ↓ -97%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $3,770.78 ↓ -93%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $4,528.82 ↓ -91%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $5,831.10 ↓ -89%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $6,219.84 ↓ -88%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $6,861.26 ↓ -87%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $7,774.80 ↓ -85%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $7,774.80 ↓ -85%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $8,746.65 ↓ -83%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $9,718.50 ↓ -81%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $9,718.50 ↓ -81%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $10,694.00 ↓ -79%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $11,292.90 ↓ -78%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $11,883.00 ↓ -77%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $12,634.05 ↓ -75%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $15,549.60 ↓ -70%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $15,549.60 ↓ -70%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $15,938.34 ↓ -69%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $16,521.45 ↓ -68%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $19,437.00 ↓ -62%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $19,437.00 ↓ -62%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $19,437.00 ↓ -62%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $19,437.00 ↓ -62%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $19,437.00 ↓ -62%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $19,437.00 ↓ -62%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $19,437.00 ↓ -62%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $19,437.00 ↓ -62%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $19,437.00 ↓ -62%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA not published by hospital
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI not published by hospital
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA TRANSPLANT not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS not published by hospital
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS 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
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA not published by hospital

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Ins/rpl pm w/tv ld atrl at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $16,665.00 $13,132.02 – $47,462.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $9,280.00 $7,312.64 – $47,462.00
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago $4,281.75 $12,190.00 – $12,190.00
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $13,181.40 $7,030.08 – $20,211.48
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $5,345.00 $4,211.86 – $47,462.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $12,270.00 $9,668.76 – $24,503.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $10,685.00 $8,419.78 – $47,462.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $20,753.68 $394.29 – $11,440.47

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