Set radiation therapy field 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

$28,351.40

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.

$40,502.00

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.

$354.05 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $2,117.00 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 $354.05 ↓ -99%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $382.12 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $440.91 ↓ -98%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $440.91 ↓ -98%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $547.50 ↓ -98%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $584.00 ↓ -98%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $644.23 ↓ -98%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $730.00 ↓ -97%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $730.00 ↓ -97%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $750.89 ↓ -97%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $821.25 ↓ -97%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $912.50 ↓ -97%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $912.50 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $952.65 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $952.65 ↓ -97%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $954.53 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $1,058.50 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $1,063.98 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $1,182.60 ↓ -96%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $1,186.25 ↓ -96%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $1,227.86 ↓ -96%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $1,460.00 ↓ -95%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $1,460.00 ↓ -95%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $1,481.90 ↓ -95%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $1,496.50 ↓ -95%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $1,551.25 ↓ -95%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,825.00 ↓ -94%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,825.00 ↓ -94%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $1,825.00 ↓ -94%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,825.00 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $1,825.00 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,825.00 ↓ -94%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,825.00 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $1,825.00 ↓ -94%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,825.00 ↓ -94%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,825.00 ↓ -94%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,117.00 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,117.00 ↓ -93%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA TRANSPLANT not published by hospital
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

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