Place slctv cath carotid/inom art excrn uni 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

$14,231.70

Cash price

?

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$20,331.00

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$2,482.80 with CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] vs $13,277.00 with MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $2,482.80 ↓ -83%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $2,575.74 ↓ -82%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $2,648.41 ↓ -81%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $3,055.86 ↓ -79%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $3,055.86 ↓ -79%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $3,983.10 ↓ -72%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $4,248.64 ↓ -70%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $4,686.78 ↓ -67%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $5,093.10 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $5,093.10 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $5,093.10 ↓ -64%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $5,310.80 ↓ -63%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $5,310.80 ↓ -63%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $5,659.00 ↓ -60%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $5,659.00 ↓ -60%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $6,160.53 ↓ -57%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $6,564.44 ↓ -54%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $6,638.50 ↓ -53%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $7,922.60 ↓ -44%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $8,630.05 ↓ -39%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $10,621.60 ↓ -25%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $10,621.60 ↓ -25%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $10,887.14 ↓ -24%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $11,285.45 ↓ -21%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $11,318.00 ↓ -20%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $11,318.00 ↓ -20%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $11,318.00 ↓ -20%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $11,318.00 ↓ -20%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $11,318.00 ↓ -20%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $11,318.00 ↓ -20%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $11,318.00 ↓ -20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $11,318.00 ↓ -20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $11,318.00 ↓ -20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $13,277.00 ↓ -7%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $13,277.00 ↓ -7%
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

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Place slctv cath carotid/inom art excrn uni at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $5,550.00 $3,065.32 – $17,439.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $5,550.00 $2,494.02 – $17,439.00
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $6,515.40 $1,870.36 – $3,097.90
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $1,219.80 $2,970.16 – $2,970.16
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $1,875.00 $3,217.00 – $5,481.46
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $5,550.00 $2,186.70 – $17,439.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $5,550.00 $3,305.66 – $9,476.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $5,910.00 $3,624.80 – $17,439.00

All Illinois hospitals for this procedure →