Tb test cell mediated immunity antigen response enumeration gamma interferon t-cells 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

$229.60

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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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$328.00

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.

$58.27 with CURAECHOICE [6100] vs $325.00 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
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $58.27 ↓ -75%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $63.05 ↓ -73%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $67.23 ↓ -71%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $67.23 ↓ -71%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $97.50 ↓ -58%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $112.05 ↓ -51%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $112.05 ↓ -51%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $112.05 ↓ -51%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $114.73 ↓ -50%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $124.50 ↓ -46%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $124.50 ↓ -46%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $130.00 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $130.00 ↓ -43%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $144.42 ↓ -37%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $162.50 ↓ -29%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $174.30 ↓ -24%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $211.25 ↓ -8%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $249.00 ↑ +8%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $249.00 ↑ +8%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $249.00 ↑ +8%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $249.00 ↑ +8%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $249.00 ↑ +8%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $249.00 ↑ +8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $249.00 ↑ +8%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $249.00 ↑ +8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $249.00 ↑ +8%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $260.00 ↑ +13%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $260.00 ↑ +13%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $266.50 ↑ +16%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $276.25 ↑ +20%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $325.00 ↑ +42%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $325.00 ↑ +42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $325.00 ↑ +42%
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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Tb test cell mediated immunity antigen response enumeration gamma interferon t-cells at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $290.00 $100.00 – $472.12
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago $290.00 $100.00 – $464.00
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago $53.79 $75.00 – $415.45
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $290.00 $100.00 – $464.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $290.00 $100.00 – $464.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $290.00 $100.00 – $464.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $200.00 $3.50 – $160.00
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon $225.50 $100.00 – $105.00

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