Transplj hematopoietic boost 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

$6,118.87

Cash price

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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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$8,741.24

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.

$827.99 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $4,268.00 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
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $827.99 ↓ -86%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $994.44 ↓ -84%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $998.71 ↓ -84%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $1,152.36 ↓ -81%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $1,152.36 ↓ -81%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $1,280.40 ↓ -79%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $1,365.76 ↓ -78%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $1,506.60 ↓ -75%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $1,707.20 ↓ -72%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $1,707.20 ↓ -72%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $1,920.60 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $1,920.60 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $1,920.60 ↓ -69%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $2,134.00 ↓ -65%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $2,134.00 ↓ -65%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $2,134.00 ↓ -65%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $2,475.44 ↓ -60%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $2,479.71 ↓ -59%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $2,488.24 ↓ -59%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $2,765.66 ↓ -55%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $2,774.20 ↓ -55%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $2,987.60 ↓ -51%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $3,414.40 ↓ -44%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $3,414.40 ↓ -44%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $3,499.76 ↓ -43%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $3,627.80 ↓ -41%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,268.00 ↓ -30%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,268.00 ↓ -30%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,268.00 ↓ -30%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,268.00 ↓ -30%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,268.00 ↓ -30%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $4,268.00 ↓ -30%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,268.00 ↓ -30%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,268.00 ↓ -30%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,268.00 ↓ -30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $4,268.00 ↓ -30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,268.00 ↓ -30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $4,268.00 ↓ -30%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH IL HEALTH PARTNERS IPA 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

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Transplj hematopoietic boost at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago not published $2,477.79 – $6,181.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published $2,477.79 – $6,181.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $310.40 $113.05 – $1,275.30
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge $2,030.00 $1,599.64 – $6,181.00
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital IL 60190 $2,987.60 not published
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva $2,987.60 not published
Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital Palos Heights $2,987.60 not published
Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital Wheaton $2,987.60 not published

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