Insert/repl sq defib w/eltrd 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

$124,954.72

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.

$178,506.73

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 $106,286.00 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] — 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 ↓ -100%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $19,875.48 ↓ -84%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $20,619.48 ↓ -83%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $24,870.92 ↓ -80%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $28,697.22 ↓ -77%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $28,697.22 ↓ -77%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $31,885.80 ↓ -74%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $34,011.52 ↓ -73%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $37,518.96 ↓ -70%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $42,514.40 ↓ -66%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $42,514.40 ↓ -66%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $42,776.00 ↓ -66%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $47,528.00 ↓ -62%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $47,828.70 ↓ -62%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $47,828.70 ↓ -62%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $47,828.70 ↓ -62%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $49,316.70 ↓ -61%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $53,143.00 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $53,143.00 ↓ -57%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $53,143.00 ↓ -57%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $61,645.88 ↓ -51%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $69,085.90 ↓ -45%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $74,400.20 ↓ -40%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $85,028.80 ↓ -32%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $85,028.80 ↓ -32%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $87,154.52 ↓ -30%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $90,343.10 ↓ -28%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $106,286.00 ↓ -15%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $106,286.00 ↓ -15%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $106,286.00 ↓ -15%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $106,286.00 ↓ -15%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $106,286.00 ↓ -15%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $106,286.00 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $106,286.00 ↓ -15%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $106,286.00 ↓ -15%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $106,286.00 ↓ -15%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $106,286.00 ↓ -15%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $106,286.00 ↓ -15%
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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Insert/repl sq defib w/eltrd at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $47,420.00 $37,366.96 – $111,480.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $29,215.00 $23,021.42 – $111,480.00
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago $19,826.73 $23,649.00 – $23,649.00
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $39,444.00 $1,931.08 – $50,132.45
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $11,875.00 $4,150.00 – $54,491.76
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $29,515.00 $23,257.82 – $111,480.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $39,785.00 $30,150.00 – $64,169.53
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $34,045.00 $26,827.46 – $111,480.00

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