Biopsy of heart lining at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital
25 N. Winfield Rd. Winfield, IL 60190, IL · Nm · · NPI 1003864810
$3,075.10
Cash price 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.
$4,393.00
Gross charge 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.
$303.12 with HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] vs $4,393.00 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] | CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID | $303.12 | ↓ -90% |
| COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] | CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID | $303.12 | ↓ -90% |
| BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] | CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID | $303.12 | ↓ -90% |
| AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] | CDH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES | $628.20 | ↓ -80% |
| CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] | CDH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE | $940.10 | ↓ -69% |
| AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] | CDH AETNA BP | $1,317.90 | ↓ -57% |
| AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] | CDH AETNA APCN/SP | $1,379.40 | ↓ -55% |
| ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] | CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS | $1,383.80 | ↓ -55% |
| ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] | CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT | $1,383.80 | ↓ -55% |
| ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] | CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED | $1,383.80 | ↓ -55% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS | $1,383.80 | ↓ -55% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED | $1,383.80 | ↓ -55% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT | $1,383.80 | ↓ -55% |
| AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] | CDH AETNA IL PREFERRED | $1,537.55 | ↓ -50% |
| ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] | CDH BCBS PPO | $1,607.84 | ↓ -48% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | CDH BCBS PPO | $1,607.84 | ↓ -48% |
| AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] | CDH AETNA | $1,726.45 | ↓ -44% |
| ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] | CDH BCBS HMO | $1,804.64 | ↓ -41% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | CDH BCBS HMO | $1,804.64 | ↓ -41% |
| CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] | CDH CIGNA BROAD | $1,814.31 | ↓ -41% |
| AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] | CDH AETNA ASA | $1,880.20 | ↓ -39% |
| HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] | CDH HFN NMH TIER ONE | $2,196.50 | ↓ -29% |
| CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] | CDH VALUE OPTIONS BHS | $2,196.50 | ↓ -29% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] | CDH UHC CORE | $2,205.29 | ↓ -28% |
| MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] | CDH SAGAMORE HEALTH PPO | $2,521.58 | ↓ -18% |
| MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] | CDH MAGELLAN BHS | $2,635.80 | ↓ -14% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | CDH ADVOCATE IPA | $2,635.80 | ↓ -14% |
| HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] | CDH ADVOCATE IPA | $2,635.80 | ↓ -14% |
| DREYER MED IPA ADVOCATE [1409] | CDH ADVOCATE IPA | $2,635.80 | ↓ -14% |
| HEALTHLINK [125] | CDH SEIU HEALTHLINK | $2,767.59 | ↓ -10% |
| THE ALLIANCE [1703] | CDH THE ALLIANCE | $2,821.62 | ↓ -8% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] | CDH UHC HMO/PPO | $2,938.92 | ↓ -4% |
| CHOICECARE [177] | CDH CHOICE CARE | $3,365.04 | ↑ +9% |
| FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] | CDH FIRST HEALTH | $3,378.22 | ↑ +10% |
| COMPSYCH [112] | CDH COMPSYCH | $3,514.40 | ↑ +14% |
| CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] | CDH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS | $3,514.40 | ↑ +14% |
| MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] | CDH PHCS/MULTIPLAN | $3,821.91 | ↑ +24% |
| HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] | CDH HFN | $4,006.42 | ↑ +30% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] | CDH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY | $4,393.00 | ↑ +43% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | CDH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP | $4,393.00 | ↑ +43% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP | $4,393.00 | ↑ +43% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | CDH HEALTHLAB BLUE CROSS CHOICE | $4,393.00 | ↑ +43% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | CDH HEALTHLAB CHS | $4,393.00 | ↑ +43% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | CDH HEALTHLAB EHP IPA | $4,393.00 | ↑ +43% |
| HUMANA BEHAVIORAL [185] | CDH LIFESYNCH BHS | $4,393.00 | ↑ +43% |
| HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] | CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP | $4,393.00 | ↑ +43% |
| MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] | CDH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS | $4,393.00 | ↑ +43% |
| 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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| MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center | Silvis | $3,648.60 | $1,945.92 – $5,594.52 |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center | Oak Lawn | $3,035.00 | $2,391.58 – $17,439.00 |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital | Chicago | $3,075.10 | not published |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center | Libertyville | $4,895.00 | $2,902.06 – $9,476.00 |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital | Downers Grove | $3,390.00 | $2,671.32 – $17,439.00 |
| UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline | Rock Island | $2,276.64 | $196.63 – $2,448.63 |
| SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon | Mount Vernon | $2,781.90 | $3,383.62 – $3,552.80 |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center | Chicago | $3,590.00 | $2,828.92 – $17,439.00 |