Removal/replacement ppm generator dual lead system 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

$44,571.67

Cash price

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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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$63,673.81

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.

$2,300.92 with CURAECHOICE [6100] vs $24,454.00 with MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] — 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 $2,300.92 ↓ -95%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $2,654.91 ↓ -94%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $2,654.91 ↓ -94%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $4,744.08 ↓ -89%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $5,378.40 ↓ -88%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $5,378.40 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $5,378.40 ↓ -88%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $5,697.78 ↓ -87%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $5,976.00 ↓ -87%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $5,976.00 ↓ -87%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $6,932.16 ↓ -84%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $7,336.20 ↓ -84%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $7,825.28 ↓ -82%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $8,366.40 ↓ -81%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $8,632.26 ↓ -81%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $9,781.60 ↓ -78%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $9,781.60 ↓ -78%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $10,694.00 ↓ -76%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $11,883.00 ↓ -73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $11,952.00 ↓ -73%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $11,952.00 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $11,952.00 ↓ -73%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $11,952.00 ↓ -73%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $11,952.00 ↓ -73%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $11,952.00 ↓ -73%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $11,952.00 ↓ -73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $11,952.00 ↓ -73%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $11,952.00 ↓ -73%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $12,227.00 ↓ -73%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $14,207.77 ↓ -68%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $15,895.10 ↓ -64%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $19,563.20 ↓ -56%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $19,563.20 ↓ -56%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $20,052.28 ↓ -55%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $20,785.90 ↓ -53%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $24,454.00 ↓ -45%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $24,454.00 ↓ -45%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $24,454.00 ↓ -45%
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/replacement ppm generator dual lead system at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $15,150.00 $11,938.20 – $47,462.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $9,285.00 $7,316.58 – $47,462.00
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago $4,591.95 $12,190.00 – $12,190.00
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $12,702.00 $1,196.92 – $16,363.90
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $780.60 $2,970.16 – $2,970.16
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $5,750.00 $4,150.00 – $18,144.90
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $7,065.00 $5,567.22 – $47,462.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $12,270.00 $9,668.76 – $24,503.00

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