Place cath intracranial art 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

$106,763.29

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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$152,518.98

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.

$233.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] vs $7,979.00 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
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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 $233.00 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $259.00 ↓ -100%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $396.40 ↓ -100%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $425.00 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $457.38 ↓ -100%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $457.38 ↓ -100%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $1,492.07 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $1,547.93 ↓ -99%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $1,731.60 ↓ -98%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $1,731.60 ↓ -98%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $1,731.60 ↓ -98%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $1,924.00 ↓ -98%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $1,924.00 ↓ -98%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $2,231.84 ↓ -98%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $2,393.70 ↓ -98%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $2,553.28 ↓ -98%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $2,693.60 ↓ -97%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $2,816.59 ↓ -97%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $3,191.60 ↓ -97%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $3,191.60 ↓ -97%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $3,702.26 ↓ -97%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,848.00 ↓ -96%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,848.00 ↓ -96%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,848.00 ↓ -96%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,848.00 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,848.00 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $3,848.00 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,848.00 ↓ -96%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,848.00 ↓ -96%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,848.00 ↓ -96%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $3,989.50 ↓ -96%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $5,186.35 ↓ -95%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $6,383.20 ↓ -94%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $6,383.20 ↓ -94%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $6,542.78 ↓ -94%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $6,782.15 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $7,979.00 ↓ -93%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,979.00 ↓ -93%
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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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $2,770.00 $1,741.48 – $6,291.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $2,070.00 $1,304.14 – $6,291.00
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