Ablation cryo retro lymph node 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

$23,921.80

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.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$34,174.00

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.

$4,886.88 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $34,174.00 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
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $4,886.88 ↓ -80%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP $6,834.80 ↓ -71%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP $6,834.80 ↓ -71%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $7,313.24 ↓ -69%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA BP $10,252.20 ↓ -57%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA APCN/SP $10,730.64 ↓ -55%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA IL PREFERRED $11,960.90 ↓ -50%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $13,010.04 ↓ -46%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $13,010.04 ↓ -46%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $13,010.04 ↓ -46%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $13,010.04 ↓ -46%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $14,021.59 ↓ -41%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $14,021.59 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS HMO $14,038.68 ↓ -41%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS HMO $14,038.68 ↓ -41%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BROAD $14,113.86 ↓ -41%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS PPO $15,330.46 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PPO $15,330.46 ↓ -36%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN NMH TIER ONE $17,087.00 ↓ -29%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] CDH VALUE OPTIONS BHS $17,087.00 ↓ -29%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC CORE $17,155.35 ↓ -28%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA $18,043.87 ↓ -25%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH SAGAMORE HEALTH PPO $19,615.88 ↓ -18%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA ASA $19,684.22 ↓ -18%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] CDH MAGELLAN BHS $20,504.40 ↓ -14%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $20,504.40 ↓ -14%
DREYER MED IPA ADVOCATE [1409] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $20,504.40 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $20,504.40 ↓ -14%
HEALTHLINK [125] CDH SEIU HEALTHLINK $21,529.62 ↓ -10%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] CDH THE ALLIANCE $21,949.96 ↓ -8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC HMO/PPO $22,862.41 ↓ -4%
CHOICECARE [177] CDH CHOICE CARE $26,177.28 ↑ +9%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] CDH FIRST HEALTH $26,279.81 ↑ +10%
COMPSYCH [112] CDH COMPSYCH $27,339.20 ↑ +14%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $27,339.20 ↑ +14%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH PHCS/MULTIPLAN $29,731.38 ↑ +24%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN $31,166.69 ↑ +30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $34,174.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $34,174.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB BLUE CROSS CHOICE $34,174.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB CHS $34,174.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB EHP IPA $34,174.00 ↑ +43%
HUMANA BEHAVIORAL [185] CDH LIFESYNCH BHS $34,174.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $34,174.00 ↑ +43%
JOURNEYCARE INC HOSPICE [1275] CDH JOURNEYCARE HOSPICE not published by hospital
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] CDH MEDICARE not published by hospital
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] CDH MEDICARE not published by hospital
COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID 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
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Ablation cryo retro lymph node at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $557.40 $297.28 – $2,143.62
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $373.80 $2,970.16 – $2,970.16
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Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn not published $660.80 – $6,291.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville not published $660.80 – $4,528.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove not published $660.80 – $6,291.00

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