Pt application of modality >=1 area electrical stimulation each 15 minutes 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

$163.80

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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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$234.00

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.

$45.40 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $234.00 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 $45.40 ↓ -72%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $54.52 ↓ -67%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $54.76 ↓ -67%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $63.18 ↓ -61%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $63.18 ↓ -61%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $70.20 ↓ -57%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $74.88 ↓ -54%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $82.60 ↓ -50%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $93.60 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $93.60 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $105.30 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $105.30 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $105.30 ↓ -36%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $117.00 ↓ -29%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $117.00 ↓ -29%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $117.00 ↓ -29%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $135.72 ↓ -17%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $135.95 ↓ -17%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $136.42 ↓ -17%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $151.63 ↓ -7%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $152.10 ↓ -7%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $163.80 ↑ +0%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $187.20 ↑ +14%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $187.20 ↑ +14%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $191.88 ↑ +17%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $198.90 ↑ +21%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $234.00 ↑ +43%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $234.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $234.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $234.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $234.00 ↑ +43%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $234.00 ↑ +43%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $234.00 ↑ +43%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $234.00 ↑ +43%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $234.00 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $234.00 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $234.00 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $234.00 ↑ +43%
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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Pt application of modality >=1 area electrical stimulation each 15 minutes at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $75.00 $21.39 – $469.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $75.00 $21.39 – $469.00
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago $78.87 $14.08 – $48.80
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $95.40 $27.56 – $278.27
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $95.40 $35.70 – $74.73
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $32.50 $14.86 – $24.59
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $75.00 $21.39 – $469.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $75.00 $21.39 – $295.00

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