Pul art balloon repr percut 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

$5,117.00

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.

$7,310.00

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.

$1,418.14 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $7,310.00 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
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $1,418.14 ↓ -72%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $1,703.23 ↓ -67%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $1,710.54 ↓ -67%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $1,973.70 ↓ -61%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $1,973.70 ↓ -61%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $2,193.00 ↓ -57%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $2,339.20 ↓ -54%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $2,580.43 ↓ -50%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $2,924.00 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $2,924.00 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $3,289.50 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $3,289.50 ↓ -36%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $3,289.50 ↓ -36%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $3,655.00 ↓ -29%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $3,655.00 ↓ -29%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $3,655.00 ↓ -29%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $4,239.80 ↓ -17%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $4,247.11 ↓ -17%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $4,751.50 ↓ -7%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $5,117.00 ↑ +0%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $5,848.00 ↑ +14%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $5,848.00 ↑ +14%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $5,994.20 ↑ +17%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $6,213.50 ↑ +21%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,310.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,310.00 ↑ +43%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,310.00 ↑ +43%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,310.00 ↑ +43%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,310.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,310.00 ↑ +43%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,310.00 ↑ +43%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,310.00 ↑ +43%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $7,310.00 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $7,310.00 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,310.00 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $7,310.00 ↑ +43%
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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Pul art balloon repr percut at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago not published $3,941.27 – $25,111.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published $3,915.51 – $25,111.00
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago not published $7,429.00 – $7,429.00
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $5,895.00 $3,825.35 – $25,111.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $1,392.80 $547.91 – $8,822.52
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park $9,384.60 $3,274.00 – $23,010.00
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center Rockford $6,879.60 $745.59 – $43,298.39
OSF St Joseph Medical Center Bloomington $7,306.20 $6,967.00 – $17,033.00

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