Support clav 29.6-40.5in med 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

$114.80

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.

$164.00

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.

$20.75 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $164.00 with OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] — 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] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $20.75 ↓ -82%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $31.82 ↓ -72%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $36.73 ↓ -68%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $38.21 ↓ -67%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $42.38 ↓ -63%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $49.20 ↓ -57%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $52.48 ↓ -54%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $57.89 ↓ -50%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $65.60 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $65.60 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $70.63 ↓ -38%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $70.63 ↓ -38%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $70.63 ↓ -38%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $76.84 ↓ -33%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $76.84 ↓ -33%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $76.84 ↓ -33%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $76.84 ↓ -33%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $76.84 ↓ -33%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $76.84 ↓ -33%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $76.84 ↓ -33%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $76.84 ↓ -33%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $78.48 ↓ -32%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $78.48 ↓ -32%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $82.00 ↓ -29%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $91.04 ↓ -21%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $95.28 ↓ -17%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $95.61 ↓ -17%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $106.27 ↓ -7%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $106.60 ↓ -7%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $109.87 ↓ -4%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $131.20 ↑ +14%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $131.20 ↑ +14%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $134.48 ↑ +17%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $139.40 ↑ +21%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $156.96 ↑ +37%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $164.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $164.00 ↑ +43%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $164.00 ↑ +43%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA LIFESOURCE TRANSPLANT not published by hospital
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA TRANSPLANT not published by hospital
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH IL HEALTH PARTNERS IPA not published by hospital

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Support clav 29.6-40.5in med at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago not published $114.58 – $279.16
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published $114.58 – $277.35
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $86.40 $7.68 – $20.88
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $86.40 $10.80 – $11.28
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $156.00 $38.72 – $126.43
OSF Holy Family Medical Center Monmouth $225.60 not published
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park $59.40 not published
OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center – Urbana Danville $169.20 not published

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