Rmvl pq iabp 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

$720.30

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.

$1,029.00

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.

$199.63 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $1,209.00 with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] — 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 $199.63 ↓ -72%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $239.76 ↓ -67%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $277.83 ↓ -61%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $282.91 ↓ -61%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $308.70 ↓ -57%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $326.43 ↓ -55%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $329.28 ↓ -54%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $363.24 ↓ -50%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $411.60 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $411.60 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $463.05 ↓ -36%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $514.50 ↓ -29%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $514.50 ↓ -29%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $544.05 ↓ -24%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $544.05 ↓ -24%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $597.85 ↓ -17%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $604.50 ↓ -16%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $668.85 ↓ -7%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $701.22 ↓ -3%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $823.20 ↑ +14%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $823.20 ↑ +14%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $843.78 ↑ +17%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $846.30 ↑ +17%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $874.65 ↑ +21%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $1,029.00 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $1,029.00 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,029.00 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $1,029.00 ↑ +43%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,029.00 ↑ +43%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,029.00 ↑ +43%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,029.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,029.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,029.00 ↑ +43%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,029.00 ↑ +43%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,209.00 ↑ +68%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,209.00 ↑ +68%
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
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA TRANSPLANT not published by hospital

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Rmvl pq iabp at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $670.00 $527.96 – $97,131.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $457.50 $360.51 – $97,131.00
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago not published $11,119.73 – $11,119.73
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $672.60 $102.12 – $10,025.62
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $66.60 $2,970.16 – $2,970.16
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $168.75 $2,414.00 – $8,869.00
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $460.00 $362.48 – $97,131.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $835.00 $657.98 – $43,599.00

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