Platelets pheresis leukocytes reduced irradiated each unit 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

$2,021.60

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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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$2,888.00

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

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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.

$188.96 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $974.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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 $188.96 ↓ -91%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $226.94 ↓ -89%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $227.92 ↓ -89%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $262.98 ↓ -87%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $262.98 ↓ -87%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $292.20 ↓ -86%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $311.68 ↓ -85%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $343.82 ↓ -83%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $389.60 ↓ -81%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $389.60 ↓ -81%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $438.30 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $438.30 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $438.30 ↓ -78%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $487.00 ↓ -76%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $487.00 ↓ -76%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $487.00 ↓ -76%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $564.92 ↓ -72%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $565.89 ↓ -72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $567.84 ↓ -72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $631.15 ↓ -69%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $633.10 ↓ -69%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $681.80 ↓ -66%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $779.20 ↓ -61%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $779.20 ↓ -61%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $798.68 ↓ -60%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $827.90 ↓ -59%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $974.00 ↓ -52%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $974.00 ↓ -52%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $974.00 ↓ -52%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $974.00 ↓ -52%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $974.00 ↓ -52%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $974.00 ↓ -52%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $974.00 ↓ -52%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $974.00 ↓ -52%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $974.00 ↓ -52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $974.00 ↓ -52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $974.00 ↓ -52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $974.00 ↓ -52%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH IL HEALTH PARTNERS IPA not published by hospital
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA TRANSPLANT not published by hospital
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA LIFESOURCE TRANSPLANT not published by hospital

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Platelets pheresis leukocytes reduced irradiated each unit at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $2,070.00 $889.95 – $2,075.70
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $2,070.00 $889.95 – $2,040.00
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $400.00 not published
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $2,070.00 $889.95 – $2,040.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $2,070.00 $979.71 – $2,040.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $2,070.00 $889.95 – $2,040.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $682.10 $278.81 – $1,081.06
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $400.00 not published

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