Ins/rpl wireless pulm art sensor incl s&i 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

$89,811.69

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.

$128,302.41

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.

$12,239.37 with CURAECHOICE [6100] vs $98,188.00 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
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $12,239.37 ↓ -86%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $14,122.35 ↓ -84%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $14,122.35 ↓ -84%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $19,048.47 ↓ -79%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $22,877.80 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $23,537.25 ↓ -74%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $23,537.25 ↓ -74%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $23,537.25 ↓ -74%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $26,152.50 ↓ -71%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $26,152.50 ↓ -71%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $29,456.40 ↓ -67%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $29,468.00 ↓ -67%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $30,336.90 ↓ -66%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $31,420.16 ↓ -65%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $32,742.00 ↓ -64%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $34,660.36 ↓ -61%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $36,613.50 ↓ -59%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $39,275.20 ↓ -56%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $39,275.20 ↓ -56%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $49,094.00 ↓ -45%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $52,305.00 ↓ -42%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $52,305.00 ↓ -42%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $52,305.00 ↓ -42%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $52,305.00 ↓ -42%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $52,305.00 ↓ -42%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $52,305.00 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $52,305.00 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $52,305.00 ↓ -42%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $52,305.00 ↓ -42%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $57,047.23 ↓ -36%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $63,822.20 ↓ -29%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $78,550.40 ↓ -13%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $78,550.40 ↓ -13%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $80,514.16 ↓ -10%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $83,459.80 ↓ -7%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $98,188.00 ↑ +9%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $98,188.00 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $98,188.00 ↑ +9%
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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Ins/rpl wireless pulm art sensor incl s&i at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $32,200.00 $25,373.60 – $111,480.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $31,325.00 $24,684.10 – $111,480.00
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $33,577.20 $17,907.84 – $51,485.04
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $7,500.00 $10,750.00 – $49,794.94
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $37,955.00 $29,908.54 – $111,480.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $38,470.00 $30,150.00 – $61,552.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $49,155.00 $38,734.14 – $111,480.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $65,489.08 $287.13 – $36,100.86

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