Brcassure comprehensive panel-sendout 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

$6,384.70

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.

$9,121.00

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.

$229.56 with HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] vs $3,327.00 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
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $229.56 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $229.56 ↓ -96%
COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $229.56 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $369.30 ↓ -94%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $369.30 ↓ -94%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $369.30 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $369.30 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $369.30 ↓ -94%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $369.30 ↓ -94%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $475.76 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PPO $585.55 ↓ -91%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS PPO $585.55 ↓ -91%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA BP $998.10 ↓ -84%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA APCN/SP $1,044.68 ↓ -84%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA IL PREFERRED $1,164.45 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS HMO $1,366.73 ↓ -79%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS HMO $1,366.73 ↓ -79%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN NMH TIER ONE $1,663.50 ↓ -74%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] CDH VALUE OPTIONS BHS $1,663.50 ↓ -74%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH SAGAMORE HEALTH PPO $1,909.70 ↓ -70%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] CDH MAGELLAN BHS $1,996.20 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $1,996.20 ↓ -69%
DREYER MED IPA ADVOCATE [1409] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $1,996.20 ↓ -69%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $1,996.20 ↓ -69%
HEALTHLINK [125] CDH SEIU HEALTHLINK $2,096.01 ↓ -67%
CHOICECARE [177] CDH CHOICE CARE $2,548.48 ↓ -60%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] CDH FIRST HEALTH $2,558.46 ↓ -60%
COMPSYCH [112] CDH COMPSYCH $2,661.60 ↓ -58%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $2,661.60 ↓ -58%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH PHCS/MULTIPLAN $2,894.49 ↓ -55%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN $3,034.22 ↓ -52%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB CHS $3,327.00 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $3,327.00 ↓ -48%
HUMANA BEHAVIORAL [185] CDH LIFESYNCH BHS $3,327.00 ↓ -48%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $3,327.00 ↓ -48%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,327.00 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB EHP IPA $3,327.00 ↓ -48%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] CDH MEDICARE not published by hospital
JOURNEYCARE INC HOSPICE [1275] CDH JOURNEYCARE HOSPICE not published by hospital
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] CDH HUMANA MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY not published by hospital
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] CDH MEDICARE not published by hospital
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [1304] CDH BLUE CROSS MMAI (MEDICARE) not published by hospital
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] CDH UBH BHS not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB BLUE CROSS CHOICE not published by hospital

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Brcassure comprehensive panel-sendout at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $4,872.60 $1,904.28 – $7,471.32
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $5,110.20 $1,824.88 – $3,816.87
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $3,018.40 not published
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $3,980.80 $3.50 – $2,919.81
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $1,325.00 $1,786.56 – $2,956.31
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon $4,119.50 $1,824.88 – $1,916.12
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia Centralia $4,119.50 $1,824.88 – $1,916.12

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