Bundled special stain group 2 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

$21,677.33

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.

$30,967.61

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.

$4.97 with COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] vs $397.65 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] — 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
COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $4.97 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $4.97 ↓ -100%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $4.97 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $7.99 ↓ -100%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $7.99 ↓ -100%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $7.99 ↓ -100%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $7.99 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $7.99 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $7.99 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $10.30 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PPO $12.67 ↓ -100%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS PPO $12.67 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA BP $21.60 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA APCN/SP $22.61 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA IL PREFERRED $25.20 ↓ -100%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS HMO $29.58 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS HMO $29.58 ↓ -100%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] CDH VALUE OPTIONS BHS $36.00 ↓ -100%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN NMH TIER ONE $36.00 ↓ -100%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH SAGAMORE HEALTH PPO $41.33 ↓ -100%
DREYER MED IPA ADVOCATE [1409] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $43.20 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $43.20 ↓ -100%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] CDH MAGELLAN BHS $43.20 ↓ -100%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $43.20 ↓ -100%
HEALTHLINK [125] CDH SEIU HEALTHLINK $45.36 ↓ -100%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] CDH THE ALLIANCE $46.25 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB EHP IPA $49.20 ↓ -100%
CHOICECARE [177] CDH CHOICE CARE $55.15 ↓ -100%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] CDH FIRST HEALTH $55.37 ↓ -100%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $57.60 ↓ -100%
COMPSYCH [112] CDH COMPSYCH $57.60 ↓ -100%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH PHCS/MULTIPLAN $62.64 ↓ -100%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN $65.66 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC HMO/PPO $69.14 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC CORE $69.14 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $72.00 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $72.00 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB CHS $72.00 ↓ -100%
HUMANA BEHAVIORAL [185] CDH LIFESYNCH BHS $72.00 ↓ -100%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $72.00 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB BLUE CROSS CHOICE $83.95 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP $161.92 ↓ -99%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP $161.92 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA $301.25 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA ASA $397.65 ↓ -98%
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
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] CDH MEDICARE not published by hospital
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE not published by hospital
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BROAD not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY not published by hospital
JOURNEYCARE INC HOSPICE [1275] CDH JOURNEYCARE HOSPICE 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

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MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $66.60 $28.48 – $201.55
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