Iopamidol 300 mg iodine/ml (61 %) intravenous solution 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

$2,407.88

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$3,439.83

Gross charge

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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.

$2.19 with CURAECHOICE [6100] vs $56.54 with HEALTHLINK [125] — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $2.19 ↓ -100%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $2.53 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $2.53 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $2.76 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $4.28 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $4.56 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $5.03 ↓ -100%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $5.70 ↓ -100%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $5.70 ↓ -100%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $6.41 ↓ -100%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $7.13 ↓ -100%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $7.13 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $8.89 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $8.89 ↓ -100%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $9.26 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $9.88 ↓ -100%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $11.40 ↓ -100%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $11.40 ↓ -100%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $11.46 ↓ -100%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $11.69 ↓ -100%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $12.11 ↓ -99%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $13.83 ↓ -99%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $14.25 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $14.25 ↓ -99%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $14.25 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $14.25 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $14.25 ↓ -99%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $14.25 ↓ -99%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $14.25 ↓ -99%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $14.25 ↓ -99%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $14.25 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $14.25 ↓ -99%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $19.75 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $19.75 ↓ -99%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC SEIU HEALTHLINK $56.54 ↓ -98%
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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Iopamidol 300 mg iodine/ml (61 %) intravenous solution at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago $388.05 $0.28 – $1.22
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $484.73 $16.10 – $43.78
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $484.73 $0.51 – $23.65
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $1,021.08 $0.27 – $0.27
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $13.83 $0.14 – $0.61
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $13.40 $0.27 – $0.27
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook $13.40 $0.27 – $0.70
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights $13.40 $0.27 – $0.27

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