Removal cerclage without 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

$12,206.60

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.

$17,438.00

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.

$973.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] vs $9,562.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $973.00 ↓ -92%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $1,081.00 ↓ -91%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $1,788.09 ↓ -85%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $1,855.03 ↓ -85%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $2,237.51 ↓ -82%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $2,581.74 ↓ -79%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $2,581.74 ↓ -79%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $2,868.60 ↓ -76%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $3,059.84 ↓ -75%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $3,375.39 ↓ -72%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $3,824.80 ↓ -69%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $3,824.80 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $4,302.90 ↓ -65%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $4,302.90 ↓ -65%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $4,302.90 ↓ -65%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $4,436.77 ↓ -64%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $4,781.00 ↓ -61%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $4,781.00 ↓ -61%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $4,781.00 ↓ -61%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $5,545.96 ↓ -55%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $6,215.30 ↓ -49%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $6,693.40 ↓ -45%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $7,649.60 ↓ -37%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $7,649.60 ↓ -37%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $7,840.84 ↓ -36%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $8,127.70 ↓ -33%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $9,562.00 ↓ -22%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $9,562.00 ↓ -22%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $9,562.00 ↓ -22%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $9,562.00 ↓ -22%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $9,562.00 ↓ -22%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $9,562.00 ↓ -22%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $9,562.00 ↓ -22%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $9,562.00 ↓ -22%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $9,562.00 ↓ -22%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $9,562.00 ↓ -22%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $9,562.00 ↓ -22%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH IL HEALTH PARTNERS IPA not published by hospital
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA LIFESOURCE TRANSPLANT not published by hospital
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH not published by hospital
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA TRANSPLANT not published by hospital

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Removal cerclage without anes at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago not published $304.07 – $6,291.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published $304.07 – $6,291.00
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago not published $209.70 – $339.71
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $166.80 $88.96 – $2,143.62
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $380.00 $234.43 – $524.40
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $380.00 $265.24 – $608.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $528.80 $156.51 – $335.53
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon $338.25 $216.65 – $227.48

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