Insertion picc without port or pump with imaging guidance=>5y 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

$4,724.30

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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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$6,749.00

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.

$207.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] vs $5,756.00 with MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] — 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

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
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $207.00 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $229.00 ↓ -95%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $651.46 ↓ -86%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $751.68 ↓ -84%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $751.68 ↓ -84%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $1,076.37 ↓ -77%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $1,116.66 ↓ -76%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $1,252.80 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $1,252.80 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $1,252.80 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $1,392.00 ↓ -71%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $1,392.00 ↓ -71%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $1,614.72 ↓ -66%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $1,726.80 ↓ -63%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $1,841.92 ↓ -61%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $1,948.80 ↓ -59%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $2,031.87 ↓ -57%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $2,302.40 ↓ -51%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $2,302.40 ↓ -51%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $2,670.78 ↓ -43%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,784.00 ↓ -41%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,784.00 ↓ -41%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,784.00 ↓ -41%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,784.00 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,784.00 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $2,784.00 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,784.00 ↓ -41%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,784.00 ↓ -41%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,784.00 ↓ -41%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $2,878.00 ↓ -39%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $3,741.40 ↓ -21%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $4,604.80 ↓ -3%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $4,604.80 ↓ -3%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $4,719.92 ↓ -0%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $4,892.60 ↑ +4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $5,756.00 ↑ +22%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,756.00 ↑ +22%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA TRANSPLANT not published by hospital
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH IL HEALTH PARTNERS IPA not published by hospital
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA LIFESOURCE TRANSPLANT not published by hospital

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Insertion picc without port or pump with imaging guidance=>5y at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $2,070.00 $1,631.16 – $6,181.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $1,820.00 $1,434.16 – $6,181.00
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $828.00 $1,158.47 – $1,269.60
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $828.00 $2,970.16 – $2,970.16
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $625.00 $1,651.47 – $2,732.77
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $1,385.00 $1,091.38 – $6,181.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $1,635.00 $1,288.38 – $4,636.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $1,910.00 $1,505.08 – $6,181.00

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