Locm 100-199mg/ml iodine,1ml 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

$101.51

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.

$145.02

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.

$14.83 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $145.02 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 $14.83 ↓ -85%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $19.17 ↓ -81%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $22.94 ↓ -77%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $24.47 ↓ -76%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $26.99 ↓ -73%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $30.58 ↓ -70%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $30.58 ↓ -70%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $33.93 ↓ -67%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $34.41 ↓ -66%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $38.23 ↓ -62%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $38.23 ↓ -62%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $39.16 ↓ -61%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $49.70 ↓ -51%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $61.17 ↓ -40%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $61.17 ↓ -40%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $62.70 ↓ -38%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $64.99 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $65.26 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $65.26 ↓ -36%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $70.99 ↓ -30%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $70.99 ↓ -30%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $70.99 ↓ -30%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $70.99 ↓ -30%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $70.99 ↓ -30%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $70.99 ↓ -30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $70.99 ↓ -30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $70.99 ↓ -30%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $72.51 ↓ -29%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $76.46 ↓ -25%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $76.46 ↓ -25%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $76.46 ↓ -25%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $84.11 ↓ -17%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $101.51 ↑ +0%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $145.02 ↑ +43%
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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Locm 100-199mg/ml iodine,1ml at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago not published $3.12 – $6.39
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published $3.12 – $6.39
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $121.97 $34.71 – $94.36
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $121.97 $0.49 – $50.98
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $10.02 $3.81 – $3.81
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $10.02 $3.81 – $3.81
OSF Holy Family Medical Center Monmouth $5.60 not published
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park $6.00 not published

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