Scope uretscp lithovue dig disp 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

$14,376.12

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.

$20,537.32

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.

$144.59 with CURAECHOICE [6100] vs $2,262.30 with FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] — 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 $144.59 ↓ -99%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $166.84 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $166.84 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $231.38 ↓ -98%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $277.89 ↓ -98%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $357.80 ↓ -98%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $381.66 ↓ -97%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $421.02 ↓ -97%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $477.07 ↓ -97%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $477.07 ↓ -97%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $536.71 ↓ -96%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $596.34 ↓ -96%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $596.34 ↓ -96%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $692.95 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $695.33 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $772.86 ↓ -95%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $775.24 ↓ -95%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $954.14 ↓ -93%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $954.14 ↓ -93%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $978.00 ↓ -93%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $1,013.78 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $1,018.04 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $1,018.04 ↓ -93%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,107.47 ↓ -92%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,107.47 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,107.47 ↓ -92%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,107.47 ↓ -92%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,107.47 ↓ -92%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,107.47 ↓ -92%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $1,107.47 ↓ -92%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,107.47 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $1,131.15 ↓ -92%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $1,192.68 ↓ -92%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,192.68 ↓ -92%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $1,192.68 ↓ -92%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $1,312.13 ↓ -91%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $1,583.61 ↓ -89%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,981.31 ↓ -86%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,262.30 ↓ -84%
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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Scope uretscp lithovue dig disp at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $6,955.05 $2,580.86 – $6,019.53
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago $3,247.20 $4,920.00 – $4,920.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published not published
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $3,825.00 $2,040.00 – $5,865.00
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $3,825.00 $2,868.75 – $2,996.25
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $6,762.83 $2,025.95 – $4,644.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $8,143.35 $6,416.96 – $13,029.36
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $7,741.43 $2,031.18 – $4,656.00

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