Place slctv cath vertebral art 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

$55,088.47

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.

$78,697.81

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.

$207.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] vs $18,913.00 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 $207.00 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $229.00 ↓ -100%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $425.00 ↓ -99%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $2,314.26 ↓ -96%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $2,670.30 ↓ -95%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $2,670.30 ↓ -95%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $3,536.73 ↓ -94%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $3,669.12 ↓ -93%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $5,673.90 ↓ -90%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $6,052.16 ↓ -89%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $6,676.29 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $6,962.85 ↓ -87%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $6,962.85 ↓ -87%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $6,962.85 ↓ -87%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $7,565.20 ↓ -86%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $7,565.20 ↓ -86%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $7,736.50 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $7,736.50 ↓ -86%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $8,775.63 ↓ -84%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $8,974.34 ↓ -84%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $9,456.50 ↓ -83%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $10,831.10 ↓ -80%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $12,293.45 ↓ -78%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $15,130.40 ↓ -73%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $15,130.40 ↓ -73%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $15,473.00 ↓ -72%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $15,473.00 ↓ -72%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $15,473.00 ↓ -72%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $15,473.00 ↓ -72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $15,473.00 ↓ -72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $15,473.00 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $15,473.00 ↓ -72%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $15,473.00 ↓ -72%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $15,473.00 ↓ -72%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $15,508.66 ↓ -72%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $16,076.05 ↓ -71%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $18,913.00 ↓ -66%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $18,913.00 ↓ -66%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA TRANSPLANT not published by hospital
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

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Place slctv cath vertebral art uni at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $9,090.00 $5,728.76 – $25,111.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $5,920.00 $2,698.90 – $25,111.00
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $12,080.40 $2,681.80 – $7,889.01
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $1,749.00 $2,970.16 – $2,970.16
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $2,737.50 $4,150.00 – $9,660.07
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $6,750.00 $4,542.82 – $25,111.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $5,960.00 $3,916.36 – $16,667.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $7,900.00 $4,794.98 – $25,111.00

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