Uppr gi scope w/submuc inj 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

$16,539.54

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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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$23,627.91

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.

$389.61 with CURAECHOICE [6100] vs $7,500.00 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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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
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $389.61 ↓ -98%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $449.55 ↓ -97%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $449.55 ↓ -97%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $743.89 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $749.25 ↓ -95%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $749.25 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $749.25 ↓ -95%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $771.73 ↓ -95%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $832.50 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $832.50 ↓ -95%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $965.70 ↓ -94%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $1,165.50 ↓ -93%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $1,193.40 ↓ -93%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $1,272.96 ↓ -92%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,384.35 ↓ -92%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $1,404.23 ↓ -92%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $1,591.20 ↓ -90%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $1,591.20 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $1,665.00 ↓ -90%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,665.00 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,665.00 ↓ -90%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,665.00 ↓ -90%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,665.00 ↓ -90%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,665.00 ↓ -90%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,665.00 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,665.00 ↓ -90%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,665.00 ↓ -90%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $1,845.79 ↓ -89%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,989.00 ↓ -88%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $2,585.70 ↓ -84%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $3,132.00 ↓ -81%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $3,182.40 ↓ -81%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $3,261.96 ↓ -80%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $3,381.30 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $3,480.00 ↓ -79%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $3,978.00 ↓ -76%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $3,978.00 ↓ -76%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,978.00 ↓ -76%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $7,500.00 ↓ -55%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA TRANSPLANT not published by hospital
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

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Uppr gi scope w/submuc inj at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago not published $1,417.13 – $6,181.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published $1,417.13 – $6,181.00
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago not published $977.33 – $1,583.27
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $661.80 $988.61 – $1,014.76
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $661.80 $2,677.41 – $2,970.16
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $916.80 $123.53 – $729.38
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital IL 60190 $16,539.54 not published
Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich $12,889.18 $239.15 – $239.15

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