Tx open dstl phlngl fx f/t internal fixation ea 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

$5,406.80

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.

$7,724.00

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.

$1,498.46 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $9,696.00 with FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] — 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 $1,498.46 ↓ -72%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $1,799.69 ↓ -67%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $2,085.48 ↓ -61%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $2,197.26 ↓ -59%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $2,317.20 ↓ -57%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $2,471.68 ↓ -54%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $2,617.92 ↓ -52%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $2,726.57 ↓ -50%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $3,089.60 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $3,089.60 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $3,475.80 ↓ -36%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC SEIU HEALTHLINK $3,826.90 ↓ -29%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $3,862.00 ↓ -29%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $3,862.00 ↓ -29%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $4,363.20 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $4,363.20 ↓ -19%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $4,487.64 ↓ -17%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $4,848.00 ↓ -10%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $5,020.60 ↓ -7%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $5,623.68 ↑ +4%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $6,179.20 ↑ +14%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $6,333.68 ↑ +17%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $6,565.40 ↑ +21%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $6,787.20 ↑ +26%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,724.00 ↑ +43%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,724.00 ↑ +43%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $7,724.00 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,724.00 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $7,724.00 ↑ +43%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,724.00 ↑ +43%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,724.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,724.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,724.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $9,696.00 ↑ +79%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $9,696.00 ↑ +79%
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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Tx open dstl phlngl fx f/t internal fixation ea at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $3,630.00 $2,860.44 – $6,493.91
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published $4,904.26 – $12,362.00
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $937.20 $1,437.04 – $5,350.22
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $937.20 $2,970.16 – $2,970.16
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $1,875.00 $813.00 – $5,680.26
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $3,630.00 $2,860.44 – $6,493.91
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $3,630.00 $2,860.44 – $6,493.91
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $4,425.18 $461.41 – $2,524.18

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