Removal cerclage w/anes 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

$16,974.82

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.

$24,249.74

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.

$1,638.52 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $8,446.00 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 $1,638.52 ↓ -90%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $1,967.92 ↓ -88%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $1,976.36 ↓ -88%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $2,280.42 ↓ -87%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $2,280.42 ↓ -87%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $2,533.80 ↓ -85%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $2,702.72 ↓ -84%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $2,981.44 ↓ -82%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $3,378.40 ↓ -80%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $3,378.40 ↓ -80%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $3,800.70 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $3,800.70 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $3,800.70 ↓ -78%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $4,223.00 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $4,223.00 ↓ -75%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $4,223.00 ↓ -75%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $4,898.68 ↓ -71%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $4,907.13 ↓ -71%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $4,924.02 ↓ -71%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $5,473.01 ↓ -68%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $5,489.90 ↓ -68%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $5,912.20 ↓ -65%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $6,756.80 ↓ -60%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $6,925.72 ↓ -59%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $7,179.10 ↓ -58%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $8,446.00 ↓ -50%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $8,446.00 ↓ -50%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $8,446.00 ↓ -50%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $8,446.00 ↓ -50%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $8,446.00 ↓ -50%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $8,446.00 ↓ -50%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $8,446.00 ↓ -50%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $8,446.00 ↓ -50%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $8,446.00 ↓ -50%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $8,446.00 ↓ -50%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $8,446.00 ↓ -50%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $8,446.00 ↓ -50%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO 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
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA LIFESOURCE TRANSPLANT not published by hospital

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Removal cerclage w/anes at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago not published $4,805.89 – $17,439.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published $4,805.89 – $17,439.00
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $3,007.20 $423.20 – $4,971.61
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $276.00 $2,970.16 – $2,970.16
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $320.80 $114.98 – $2,473.55
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon $2,644.95 $3,468.96 – $3,642.41
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge $2,995.00 $2,360.06 – $17,439.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia Centralia $2,644.95 $3,468.96 – $3,642.41

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