Thoracentesis pleural space needle/catheter aspiration with imaging guidance (both sides) at Northwestern Memorial Hospital
251 E. Huron, Chicago, IL · Nm · · NPI 1497859649
$2,419.01
Cash price 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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$3,455.73
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$207.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] vs $4,561.00 with MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] — 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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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] | NMH UHC CORE | $207.00 | ↓ -91% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] | NMH UHC | $229.00 | ↓ -91% |
| CURAECHOICE [6100] | NMHC CURAECHOICE | $234.00 | ↓ -90% |
| AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] | NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH | $270.00 | ↓ -89% |
| IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] | NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH | $270.00 | ↓ -89% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | NMHC CHWN IPA | $450.00 | ↓ -81% |
| HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] | NMHC SCPP IPA | $450.00 | ↓ -81% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | NMHC SCPP IPA | $450.00 | ↓ -81% |
| HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] | NMHC UIC IPA | $500.00 | ↓ -79% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | NMHC UIC IPA | $500.00 | ↓ -79% |
| GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] | NMHC GMMI | $580.00 | ↓ -76% |
| MEDPARTNERS [6038] | NMHC MEDPARTNERS | $700.00 | ↓ -71% |
| CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] | NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE | $852.91 | ↓ -65% |
| AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] | NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES | $884.83 | ↓ -63% |
| FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] | NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS | $1,000.00 | ↓ -59% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] | NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE | $1,000.00 | ↓ -59% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] | NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS | $1,000.00 | ↓ -59% |
| HEALTHLINK [125] | NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS | $1,000.00 | ↓ -59% |
| MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] | NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS | $1,000.00 | ↓ -59% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS | $1,000.00 | ↓ -59% |
| GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] | NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS | $1,000.00 | ↓ -59% |
| AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] | NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS | $1,000.00 | ↓ -59% |
| CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] | NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS | $1,000.00 | ↓ -59% |
| AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] | NMH AETNA BP | $1,368.30 | ↓ -43% |
| AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] | NMH AETNA | $1,459.52 | ↓ -40% |
| AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] | NMH AETNA ASA | $1,610.03 | ↓ -33% |
| HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] | NMH CHS IPA | $1,824.40 | ↓ -25% |
| HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] | NMH ADVOCATE IPA | $1,824.40 | ↓ -25% |
| CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] | NMH CIGNA BROAD | $2,116.30 | ↓ -13% |
| HEALTHLINK [125] | NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK | $2,280.50 | ↓ -6% |
| HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] | NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE | $2,964.65 | ↑ +23% |
| MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] | NMH PHCS PPO | $3,648.80 | ↑ +51% |
| CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] | NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) | $3,648.80 | ↑ +51% |
| HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] | NMH HFN/20 EPO | $3,740.02 | ↑ +55% |
| HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] | NMH HFN/10 PPO | $3,876.85 | ↑ +60% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] | NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY | $4,561.00 | ↑ +89% |
| MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] | NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS | $4,561.00 | ↑ +89% |
| 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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Thoracentesis pleural space needle/catheter aspiration with imaging guidance (both sides) at other Illinois hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center | Chicago | $1,400.00 | $934.51 – $6,071.00 |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital | Chicago | $1,330.00 | $934.51 – $6,071.00 |
| Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) | Chicago | not published | $644.49 – $1,044.07 |
| MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center | Silvis | $1,287.60 | $339.48 – $1,004.08 |
| MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center | Aledo | $1,287.60 | $339.00 – $579.04 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale | Hinsdale | $375.00 | $430.00 – $1,089.01 |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center | Oak Lawn | $1,345.00 | $934.51 – $6,071.00 |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center | Libertyville | $1,215.00 | $934.51 – $4,681.00 |