Prq trluml revsc ch occ ant 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

$7,462.00

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.

$10,660.00

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.

$2,494.44 with CURAECHOICE [6100] vs $36,780.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] — 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 $2,494.44 ↓ -67%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $2,878.20 ↓ -61%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $2,878.20 ↓ -61%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $7,135.32 ↓ -4%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $8,569.74 ↑ +15%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $11,034.00 ↑ +48%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $11,769.60 ↑ +58%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $12,983.34 ↑ +74%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $14,712.00 ↑ +97%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $14,712.00 ↑ +97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $16,354.80 ↑ +119%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $16,354.80 ↑ +119%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $16,354.80 ↑ +119%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $18,172.00 ↑ +144%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $18,172.00 ↑ +144%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $18,390.00 ↑ +146%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $21,079.52 ↑ +182%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $21,369.18 ↑ +186%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $23,907.00 ↑ +220%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $25,440.80 ↑ +241%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $29,424.00 ↑ +294%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $29,424.00 ↑ +294%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $30,159.60 ↑ +304%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $31,263.00 ↑ +319%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $36,344.00 ↑ +387%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $36,344.00 ↑ +387%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $36,344.00 ↑ +387%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $36,344.00 ↑ +387%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $36,344.00 ↑ +387%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $36,344.00 ↑ +387%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $36,344.00 ↑ +387%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $36,344.00 ↑ +387%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $36,344.00 ↑ +387%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $36,780.00 ↑ +393%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $36,780.00 ↑ +393%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $36,780.00 ↑ +393%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA TRANSPLANT not published by hospital
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

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Prq trluml revsc ch occ ant at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $15,260.00 $7,434.78 – $25,111.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $8,755.00 $6,898.94 – $25,111.00
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago $6,007.98 $7,429.00 – $7,892.00
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $16,707.60 $6,169.14 – $25,618.32
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $7,165.00 $5,646.02 – $25,111.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $19,260.00 $7,880.00 – $22,697.54
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $17,190.00 $8,203.08 – $25,111.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $15,218.33 $564.94 – $8,822.52

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