Shunt glaucoma baerveldt 350mm 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

$45,463.21

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$64,947.44

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.

$538.09 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $4,926.26 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

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 $538.09 ↓ -99%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $646.27 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $695.39 ↓ -98%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $832.10 ↓ -98%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $887.58 ↓ -98%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $899.30 ↓ -98%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $979.11 ↓ -98%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC SEIU HEALTHLINK $990.00 ↓ -98%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $1,037.65 ↓ -98%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $1,109.47 ↓ -98%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $1,109.47 ↓ -98%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $1,248.16 ↓ -97%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,386.84 ↓ -97%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $1,386.84 ↓ -97%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $1,611.51 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $1,617.06 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $1,797.34 ↓ -96%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $1,802.89 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $2,216.82 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $2,216.82 ↓ -95%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $2,218.94 ↓ -95%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $2,218.94 ↓ -95%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $2,274.42 ↓ -95%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $2,357.63 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $2,463.13 ↓ -95%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,575.50 ↓ -94%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,575.50 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,575.50 ↓ -94%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,575.50 ↓ -94%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,575.50 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,575.50 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $2,575.50 ↓ -94%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,575.50 ↓ -94%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $2,773.68 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $2,773.68 ↓ -94%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,773.68 ↓ -94%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $2,857.23 ↓ -94%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $3,448.38 ↓ -92%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,926.26 ↓ -89%
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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Shunt glaucoma baerveldt 350mm at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $3,697.50 $964.89 – $3,400.48
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published not published
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $4,781.40 $720.00 – $1,957.50
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $4,781.40 $1,012.50 – $1,057.50
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $3,340.71 $1,334.34 – $4,236.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $3,495.00 $1,495.86 – $5,592.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $4,763.83 $1,613.75 – $3,138.17
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge $3,697.50 $1,483.46 – $3,400.48

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