Biopsy/soft tissue/neck or thorax 21550 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

$5,309.50

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.

$7,585.00

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.

$841.94 with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] vs $7,585.00 with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] — 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
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $841.94 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $841.94 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $841.94 ↓ -84%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $841.94 ↓ -84%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $841.94 ↓ -84%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $841.94 ↓ -84%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $1,084.66 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PPO $1,334.96 ↓ -75%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS PPO $1,334.96 ↓ -75%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $1,623.19 ↓ -69%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA BP $2,275.50 ↓ -57%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA APCN/SP $2,381.69 ↓ -55%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA IL PREFERRED $2,654.75 ↓ -50%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS HMO $3,115.92 ↓ -41%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS HMO $3,115.92 ↓ -41%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BROAD $3,132.61 ↓ -41%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN NMH TIER ONE $3,792.50 ↓ -29%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] CDH VALUE OPTIONS BHS $3,792.50 ↓ -29%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC CORE $3,807.67 ↓ -28%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA $4,004.88 ↓ -25%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH SAGAMORE HEALTH PPO $4,353.79 ↓ -18%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA ASA $4,368.96 ↓ -18%
DREYER MED IPA ADVOCATE [1409] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $4,551.00 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $4,551.00 ↓ -14%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] CDH MAGELLAN BHS $4,551.00 ↓ -14%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $4,551.00 ↓ -14%
HEALTHLINK [125] CDH SEIU HEALTHLINK $4,778.55 ↓ -10%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] CDH THE ALLIANCE $4,871.85 ↓ -8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC HMO/PPO $5,074.37 ↓ -4%
CHOICECARE [177] CDH CHOICE CARE $5,810.11 ↑ +9%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] CDH FIRST HEALTH $5,832.87 ↑ +10%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $6,068.00 ↑ +14%
COMPSYCH [112] CDH COMPSYCH $6,068.00 ↑ +14%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH PHCS/MULTIPLAN $6,598.95 ↑ +24%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN $6,917.52 ↑ +30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $7,585.00 ↑ +43%
HUMANA BEHAVIORAL [185] CDH LIFESYNCH BHS $7,585.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB EHP IPA $7,585.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB CHS $7,585.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,585.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB BLUE CROSS CHOICE $7,585.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $7,585.00 ↑ +43%
JOURNEYCARE INC HOSPICE [1275] CDH JOURNEYCARE HOSPICE 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
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] CDH MEDICARE not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY not published by hospital
COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] CDH UBH BHS not published by hospital

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MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $496.80 $761.76 – $2,274.67
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