Abdominal paracentesis w/image guidance at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital

25 N. Winfield Rd. Winfield, IL 60190, IL · Nm · · NPI 1003864810

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$7,104.37

Cash price

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$10,149.10

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.

$118.48 with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] vs $4,260.00 with MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] — 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
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP $118.48 ↓ -98%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP $118.48 ↓ -98%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $293.94 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $293.94 ↓ -96%
COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $293.94 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC HMO/PPO $350.32 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC CORE $350.32 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $472.86 ↓ -93%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $472.86 ↓ -93%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $472.86 ↓ -93%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $472.86 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $472.86 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $472.86 ↓ -93%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $609.18 ↓ -91%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS PPO $749.76 ↓ -89%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PPO $749.76 ↓ -89%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $911.64 ↓ -87%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA BP $1,278.00 ↓ -82%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA APCN/SP $1,337.64 ↓ -81%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA IL PREFERRED $1,491.00 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS HMO $1,750.01 ↓ -75%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS HMO $1,750.01 ↓ -75%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BROAD $1,759.38 ↓ -75%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN NMH TIER ONE $2,130.00 ↓ -70%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] CDH VALUE OPTIONS BHS $2,130.00 ↓ -70%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA $2,249.28 ↓ -68%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH SAGAMORE HEALTH PPO $2,445.24 ↓ -66%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA ASA $2,453.76 ↓ -65%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $2,556.00 ↓ -64%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $2,556.00 ↓ -64%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] CDH MAGELLAN BHS $2,556.00 ↓ -64%
DREYER MED IPA ADVOCATE [1409] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $2,556.00 ↓ -64%
HEALTHLINK [125] CDH SEIU HEALTHLINK $2,683.80 ↓ -62%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] CDH THE ALLIANCE $2,736.20 ↓ -61%
CHOICECARE [177] CDH CHOICE CARE $3,263.16 ↓ -54%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] CDH FIRST HEALTH $3,275.94 ↓ -54%
COMPSYCH [112] CDH COMPSYCH $3,408.00 ↓ -52%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $3,408.00 ↓ -52%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH PHCS/MULTIPLAN $3,706.20 ↓ -48%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN $3,885.12 ↓ -45%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $4,260.00 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $4,260.00 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB BLUE CROSS CHOICE $4,260.00 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB CHS $4,260.00 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB EHP IPA $4,260.00 ↓ -40%
HUMANA BEHAVIORAL [185] CDH LIFESYNCH BHS $4,260.00 ↓ -40%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,260.00 ↓ -40%
JOURNEYCARE INC HOSPICE [1275] CDH JOURNEYCARE HOSPICE not published by hospital
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] CDH MEDICARE not published by hospital
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] CDH UBH BHS not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY not published by hospital
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [1304] CDH BLUE CROSS MMAI (MEDICARE) not published by hospital
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] CDH HUMANA MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] CDH MEDICARE not published by hospital

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Abdominal paracentesis w/image guidance at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $1,102.20 $562.24 – $1,497.16
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $1,102.20 $320.00 – $993.24
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $575.00 $430.00 – $1,574.55
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $1,375.00 $1,083.50 – $6,181.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $7,104.37 $51.31 – $51.31
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $1,490.00 $1,174.12 – $4,636.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $1,445.00 $1,138.66 – $6,181.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $1,510.00 $95.71 – $832.38

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