Varicella-zoster immue globin im 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

$47,469.10

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.

$67,813.00

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.

$13,155.72 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $94,456.75 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 $13,155.72 ↓ -72%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $18,309.51 ↓ -61%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $20,343.90 ↓ -57%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $21,700.16 ↓ -54%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $22,102.88 ↓ -53%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $23,937.99 ↓ -50%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $25,503.32 ↓ -46%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $27,125.20 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $27,125.20 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $30,515.85 ↓ -36%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $33,906.50 ↓ -29%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $33,906.50 ↓ -29%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $42,505.54 ↓ -10%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $42,505.54 ↓ -10%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $44,078.45 ↓ -7%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $47,228.38 ↓ -1%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $54,250.40 ↑ +14%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $54,250.40 ↑ +14%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $54,784.92 ↑ +15%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $55,606.66 ↑ +17%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $57,641.05 ↑ +21%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $66,119.73 ↑ +39%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $67,813.00 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $67,813.00 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $67,813.00 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $67,813.00 ↑ +43%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $67,813.00 ↑ +43%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $67,813.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $67,813.00 ↑ +43%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $67,813.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $67,813.00 ↑ +43%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $67,813.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $94,456.75 ↑ +99%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $94,456.75 ↑ +99%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA LIFESOURCE TRANSPLANT not published by hospital
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH IL HEALTH PARTNERS IPA not published by hospital
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA TRANSPLANT not published by hospital

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Varicella-zoster immue globin im at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago not published $540.47 – $7,612.47
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published $536.94 – $7,612.47
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago not published $214.50 – $4,888.96
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $1,029.38 $472.99 – $3,690.01
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $1,029.38 $187.65 – $2,593.04
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $9,168.65 not published
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $2,097.60 $239.41 – $3,775.83
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $918.04 not published

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