Electron microscopy diagnostic 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

$14,519.32

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$20,741.89

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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.

$111.99 with COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] vs $1,623.00 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

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
COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $111.99 ↓ -99%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $111.99 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $111.99 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $180.15 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $180.15 ↓ -99%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $180.15 ↓ -99%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $180.15 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $180.15 ↓ -99%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $180.15 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $232.09 ↓ -98%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PPO $285.65 ↓ -98%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS PPO $285.65 ↓ -98%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP $465.94 ↓ -97%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP $465.94 ↓ -97%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA BP $486.90 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB BLUE CROSS CHOICE $489.60 ↓ -97%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA APCN/SP $509.62 ↓ -96%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA IL PREFERRED $568.05 ↓ -96%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS HMO $666.73 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS HMO $666.73 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC HMO/PPO $669.29 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC CORE $669.29 ↓ -95%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN NMH TIER ONE $811.50 ↓ -94%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] CDH VALUE OPTIONS BHS $811.50 ↓ -94%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA $856.15 ↓ -94%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH SAGAMORE HEALTH PPO $931.60 ↓ -94%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $973.80 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $973.80 ↓ -93%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] CDH MAGELLAN BHS $973.80 ↓ -93%
DREYER MED IPA ADVOCATE [1409] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $973.80 ↓ -93%
HEALTHLINK [125] CDH SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,022.49 ↓ -93%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] CDH THE ALLIANCE $1,042.45 ↓ -93%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA ASA $1,130.12 ↓ -92%
CHOICECARE [177] CDH CHOICE CARE $1,243.22 ↓ -91%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] CDH FIRST HEALTH $1,248.09 ↓ -91%
COMPSYCH [112] CDH COMPSYCH $1,298.40 ↓ -91%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $1,298.40 ↓ -91%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH PHCS/MULTIPLAN $1,412.01 ↓ -90%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN $1,480.18 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $1,623.00 ↓ -89%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $1,623.00 ↓ -89%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB CHS $1,623.00 ↓ -89%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB EHP IPA $1,623.00 ↓ -89%
HUMANA BEHAVIORAL [185] CDH LIFESYNCH BHS $1,623.00 ↓ -89%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,623.00 ↓ -89%
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] CDH MEDICARE not published by hospital
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] CDH MEDICARE not published by hospital
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BROAD not published by hospital
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE 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
JOURNEYCARE INC HOSPICE [1275] CDH JOURNEYCARE HOSPICE not published by hospital

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Electron microscopy diagnostic at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $518.75 $222.55 – $1,398.68
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $1,685.00 $628.20 – $3,196.79
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $1,685.00 $628.20 – $2,696.00
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UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $936.80 $70.25 – $635.52
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Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $1,685.00 $628.20 – $3,293.89

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