Drainage external ear complex 69005 at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital
25 N. Winfield Rd. Winfield, IL 60190, IL · Nm · · NPI 1003864810
$13,284.75
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.
$18,978.21
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.
$759.33 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $5,310.00 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.
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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| AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] | CDH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES | $759.33 | ↓ -94% |
| CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] | CDH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE | $1,136.34 | ↓ -91% |
| AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] | CDH AETNA BP | $1,593.00 | ↓ -88% |
| AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] | CDH AETNA APCN/SP | $1,667.34 | ↓ -87% |
| AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] | CDH AETNA IL PREFERRED | $1,858.50 | ↓ -86% |
| ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] | CDH BCBS HMO | $2,181.35 | ↓ -84% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | CDH BCBS HMO | $2,181.35 | ↓ -84% |
| CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] | CDH CIGNA BROAD | $2,193.03 | ↓ -83% |
| HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] | CDH HFN NMH TIER ONE | $2,655.00 | ↓ -80% |
| CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] | CDH VALUE OPTIONS BHS | $2,655.00 | ↓ -80% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] | CDH UHC CORE | $2,665.62 | ↓ -80% |
| AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] | CDH AETNA | $2,803.68 | ↓ -79% |
| MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] | CDH SAGAMORE HEALTH PPO | $3,047.94 | ↓ -77% |
| AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] | CDH AETNA ASA | $3,058.56 | ↓ -77% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | CDH ADVOCATE IPA | $3,186.00 | ↓ -76% |
| DREYER MED IPA ADVOCATE [1409] | CDH ADVOCATE IPA | $3,186.00 | ↓ -76% |
| HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] | CDH ADVOCATE IPA | $3,186.00 | ↓ -76% |
| MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] | CDH MAGELLAN BHS | $3,186.00 | ↓ -76% |
| HEALTHLINK [125] | CDH SEIU HEALTHLINK | $3,345.30 | ↓ -75% |
| THE ALLIANCE [1703] | CDH THE ALLIANCE | $3,410.61 | ↓ -74% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] | CDH UHC HMO/PPO | $3,552.39 | ↓ -73% |
| CHOICECARE [177] | CDH CHOICE CARE | $4,067.46 | ↓ -69% |
| FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] | CDH FIRST HEALTH | $4,083.39 | ↓ -69% |
| CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] | CDH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS | $4,248.00 | ↓ -68% |
| COMPSYCH [112] | CDH COMPSYCH | $4,248.00 | ↓ -68% |
| MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] | CDH PHCS/MULTIPLAN | $4,619.70 | ↓ -65% |
| HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] | CDH HFN | $4,842.72 | ↓ -64% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | CDH HEALTHLAB CHS | $5,310.00 | ↓ -60% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | CDH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP | $5,310.00 | ↓ -60% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] | CDH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY | $5,310.00 | ↓ -60% |
| HUMANA BEHAVIORAL [185] | CDH LIFESYNCH BHS | $5,310.00 | ↓ -60% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | CDH HEALTHLAB BLUE CROSS CHOICE | $5,310.00 | ↓ -60% |
| MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] | CDH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS | $5,310.00 | ↓ -60% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | CDH HEALTHLAB EHP IPA | $5,310.00 | ↓ -60% |
| COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] | CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
| ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] | CDH MEDICARE | not published by hospital | — |
| ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] | CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS | not published by hospital | — |
| ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] | CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED | not published by hospital | — |
| ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] | CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT | not published by hospital | — |
| ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] | CDH BCBS PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] | CDH HUMANA MEDICARE ADVT | not published by hospital | — |
| BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [1304] | CDH BLUE CROSS MMAI (MEDICARE) | not published by hospital | — |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS | not published by hospital | — |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED | not published by hospital | — |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT | not published by hospital | — |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | CDH BCBS PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP | not published by hospital | — |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | CDH HEALTHLAB LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY | not published by hospital | — |
| BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] | CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
| GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] | CDH MEDICARE | not published by hospital | — |
| HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] | CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID | not published by hospital | — |
| HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] | CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP | not published by hospital | — |
| JOURNEYCARE INC HOSPICE [1275] | CDH JOURNEYCARE HOSPICE | not published by hospital | — |
| OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] | CDH UBH BHS | not published by hospital | — |
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Drainage external ear complex 69005 at other Illinois hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center | Silvis | $418.20 | $641.24 – $1,399.60 |
| MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center | Aledo | $418.20 | $2,970.16 – $2,970.16 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale | Hinsdale | $600.00 | $1,732.71 – $2,867.21 |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center | Oak Lawn | $2,030.00 | $1,599.64 – $3,248.00 |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital | Chicago | $3,717.00 | not published |
| UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline | Rock Island | $3,016.11 | $145.92 – $1,662.63 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange | La Grange | $600.00 | $1,732.71 – $2,867.21 |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center | Chicago | $2,030.00 | $1,599.64 – $3,264.24 |