Tx l/r atrial fib addl 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

$1,924.30

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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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$2,749.00

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.

$440.57 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $5,870.00 with FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 $440.57 ↓ -77%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $529.14 ↓ -73%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $613.17 ↓ -68%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $643.27 ↓ -67%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $681.30 ↓ -65%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $726.72 ↓ -62%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $742.23 ↓ -61%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $801.66 ↓ -58%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $908.40 ↓ -53%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $908.40 ↓ -53%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $1,021.95 ↓ -47%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $1,135.50 ↓ -41%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,135.50 ↓ -41%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $1,319.45 ↓ -31%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $1,476.15 ↓ -23%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $1,816.80 ↓ -6%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $1,816.80 ↓ -6%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $1,862.22 ↓ -3%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $1,930.35 ↑ +0%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $2,271.00 ↑ +18%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,271.00 ↑ +18%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,271.00 ↑ +18%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,271.00 ↑ +18%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,271.00 ↑ +18%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,271.00 ↑ +18%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,271.00 ↑ +18%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $2,271.00 ↑ +18%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,271.00 ↑ +18%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $2,271.00 ↑ +18%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $2,641.50 ↑ +37%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $2,641.50 ↑ +37%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $2,935.00 ↑ +53%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $3,404.60 ↑ +77%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $4,109.00 ↑ +114%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,870.00 ↑ +205%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,870.00 ↑ +205%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH IL HEALTH PARTNERS IPA not published by hospital
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA LIFESOURCE TRANSPLANT not published by hospital
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA TRANSPLANT not published by hospital

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Tx l/r atrial fib addl at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $7,005.00 $3,181.00 – $11,208.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published $3,181.00 – $6,291.00
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago not published $8,245.00 – $8,245.00
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $4,458.60 $2,143.62 – $6,836.52
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $2,300.00 $1,032.00 – $2,414.00
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $4,065.00 $3,181.00 – $6,504.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $11,080.00 $3,202.00 – $17,728.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $5,495.00 $3,181.00 – $8,792.00

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