Platelet aggregation each agent teg 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

$359.10

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.

$513.00

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.

$26.68 with CURAECHOICE [6100] vs $180.00 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
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $26.68 ↓ -93%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $30.78 ↓ -91%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $30.78 ↓ -91%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $34.92 ↓ -90%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $51.30 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $51.30 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $51.30 ↓ -86%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $54.00 ↓ -85%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $57.00 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $57.00 ↓ -84%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $63.54 ↓ -82%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $66.12 ↓ -82%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $72.00 ↓ -80%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $72.00 ↓ -80%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $79.80 ↓ -78%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $90.00 ↓ -75%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $114.00 ↓ -68%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $114.00 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $114.00 ↓ -68%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $114.00 ↓ -68%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $114.00 ↓ -68%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $114.00 ↓ -68%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $114.00 ↓ -68%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $114.00 ↓ -68%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $114.00 ↓ -68%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $117.00 ↓ -67%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $144.00 ↓ -60%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $144.00 ↓ -60%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $147.60 ↓ -59%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $153.00 ↓ -57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $180.00 ↓ -50%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $180.00 ↓ -50%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $180.00 ↓ -50%
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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