Kit montgmry thyrplasty impl f 5 implants 1meas dev inst set 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

$4,563.77

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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.

$6,519.67

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.

$201.79 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $1,972.94 with FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] — 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
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $201.79 ↓ -96%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $242.35 ↓ -95%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $260.77 ↓ -94%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $312.04 ↓ -93%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $332.84 ↓ -93%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $367.17 ↓ -92%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $374.71 ↓ -92%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $416.05 ↓ -91%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $416.05 ↓ -91%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $432.35 ↓ -91%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $468.06 ↓ -90%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $520.07 ↓ -89%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $520.07 ↓ -89%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $604.32 ↓ -87%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $606.40 ↓ -87%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $674.00 ↓ -85%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $676.08 ↓ -85%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $832.10 ↓ -82%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $832.10 ↓ -82%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $852.91 ↓ -81%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $884.11 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $887.82 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $887.82 ↓ -81%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $965.81 ↓ -79%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $965.81 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $965.81 ↓ -79%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $965.81 ↓ -79%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $965.81 ↓ -79%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $965.81 ↓ -79%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $965.81 ↓ -79%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $965.81 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $986.47 ↓ -78%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,031.25 ↓ -77%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $1,040.13 ↓ -77%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,040.13 ↓ -77%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $1,040.13 ↓ -77%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $1,144.31 ↓ -75%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $1,381.06 ↓ -70%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,972.94 ↓ -57%
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
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA TRANSPLANT not published by hospital

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Kit montgmry thyrplasty impl f 5 implants 1meas dev inst set at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $1,898.33 $861.84 – $3,037.32
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published not published
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $1,396.43 $703.80 – $2,234.28
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $614.15 $410.25 – $982.64
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon $695.40 not published
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge $1,898.33 $723.65 – $1,658.80
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin $1,397.83 $880.63 – $2,516.09
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia Centralia $695.40 not published

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