Surgical pathology level 5 gross & microscopic examination 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

$18,220.56

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.

$26,029.37

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.

$87.30 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $11,557.50 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] — 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 $87.30 ↓ -100%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $109.51 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $121.50 ↓ -99%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $126.36 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $135.00 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $158.85 ↓ -99%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $180.00 ↓ -99%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $180.00 ↓ -99%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $202.50 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $210.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $210.60 ↓ -99%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $225.00 ↓ -99%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $225.00 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $234.00 ↓ -99%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $271.44 ↓ -99%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $292.50 ↓ -98%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $327.60 ↓ -98%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $360.00 ↓ -98%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $360.00 ↓ -98%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $369.00 ↓ -98%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $382.50 ↓ -98%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $450.00 ↓ -98%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $450.00 ↓ -98%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $450.00 ↓ -98%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $450.00 ↓ -98%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $450.00 ↓ -98%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $450.00 ↓ -98%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $450.00 ↓ -98%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $450.00 ↓ -98%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $450.00 ↓ -98%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $450.00 ↓ -98%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $468.00 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $468.00 ↓ -97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $10,402.50 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $11,557.50 ↓ -37%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA not published by hospital
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD not published by hospital
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE not published by hospital
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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Surgical pathology level 5 gross & microscopic examination at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $590.00 $283.41 – $944.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $675.00 $283.41 – $1,080.00
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago $510.51 $232.02 – $859.35
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $137.40 $52.80 – $562.47
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $99.00 $75.90 – $393.85
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $200.00 $54.16 – $622.27
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $675.00 $283.41 – $1,080.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $560.00 $283.41 – $938.84

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