Car outp meas drg cath chd 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

$556.50

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.

$795.00

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.

$54.86 with HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] vs $795.00 with MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] — same scan, same building. Share

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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
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $54.86 ↓ -90%
COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $54.86 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $54.86 ↓ -90%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $113.69 ↓ -80%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $170.13 ↓ -69%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA BP $238.50 ↓ -57%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA APCN/SP $249.63 ↓ -55%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $250.43 ↓ -55%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $250.43 ↓ -55%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $250.43 ↓ -55%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $250.43 ↓ -55%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $250.43 ↓ -55%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $250.43 ↓ -55%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA IL PREFERRED $278.25 ↓ -50%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS PPO $290.97 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PPO $290.97 ↓ -48%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA $312.44 ↓ -44%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS HMO $326.59 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS HMO $326.59 ↓ -41%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BROAD $328.34 ↓ -41%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA ASA $340.26 ↓ -39%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN NMH TIER ONE $397.50 ↓ -29%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] CDH VALUE OPTIONS BHS $397.50 ↓ -29%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC CORE $399.09 ↓ -28%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH SAGAMORE HEALTH PPO $456.33 ↓ -18%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] CDH MAGELLAN BHS $477.00 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $477.00 ↓ -14%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $477.00 ↓ -14%
DREYER MED IPA ADVOCATE [1409] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $477.00 ↓ -14%
HEALTHLINK [125] CDH SEIU HEALTHLINK $500.85 ↓ -10%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] CDH THE ALLIANCE $510.63 ↓ -8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC HMO/PPO $531.86 ↓ -4%
CHOICECARE [177] CDH CHOICE CARE $608.97 ↑ +9%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] CDH FIRST HEALTH $611.36 ↑ +10%
COMPSYCH [112] CDH COMPSYCH $636.00 ↑ +14%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $636.00 ↑ +14%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH PHCS/MULTIPLAN $691.65 ↑ +24%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN $725.04 ↑ +30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $795.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $795.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP $795.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB BLUE CROSS CHOICE $795.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB CHS $795.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB EHP IPA $795.00 ↑ +43%
HUMANA BEHAVIORAL [185] CDH LIFESYNCH BHS $795.00 ↑ +43%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP $795.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $795.00 ↑ +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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Car outp meas drg cath chd at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $1,765.00 $270.35 – $6,291.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $556.50 not published
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $1,765.00 $276.73 – $6,291.00
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge $1,765.00 $274.22 – $6,291.00
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park $1,204.80 $308.00 – $308.00
OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center – Urbana Danville $1,186.80 $4,342.00 – $4,342.00
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center Rockford $1,557.60 $693.00 – $1,468.00
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Peoria $1,557.60 $693.00 – $693.00

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