Esoph balloon distension tst 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

$2,510.90

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.

$3,587.00

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.

$247.50 with BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] vs $3,587.00 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
BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $247.50 ↓ -90%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $247.50 ↓ -90%
COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $247.50 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $398.16 ↓ -84%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $398.16 ↓ -84%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $398.16 ↓ -84%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $398.16 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $398.16 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $398.16 ↓ -84%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $512.94 ↓ -80%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS PPO $631.31 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PPO $631.31 ↓ -75%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $767.62 ↓ -69%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA BP $1,076.10 ↓ -57%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA APCN/SP $1,126.32 ↓ -55%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA IL PREFERRED $1,255.45 ↓ -50%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA $1,409.69 ↓ -44%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS HMO $1,473.54 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS HMO $1,473.54 ↓ -41%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BROAD $1,481.43 ↓ -41%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA ASA $1,535.24 ↓ -39%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] CDH VALUE OPTIONS BHS $1,793.50 ↓ -29%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN NMH TIER ONE $1,793.50 ↓ -29%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC CORE $1,800.67 ↓ -28%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH SAGAMORE HEALTH PPO $2,058.94 ↓ -18%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $2,152.20 ↓ -14%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] CDH MAGELLAN BHS $2,152.20 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $2,152.20 ↓ -14%
DREYER MED IPA ADVOCATE [1409] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $2,152.20 ↓ -14%
HEALTHLINK [125] CDH SEIU HEALTHLINK $2,259.81 ↓ -10%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] CDH THE ALLIANCE $2,303.93 ↓ -8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC HMO/PPO $2,399.70 ↓ -4%
CHOICECARE [177] CDH CHOICE CARE $2,747.64 ↑ +9%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] CDH FIRST HEALTH $2,758.40 ↑ +10%
COMPSYCH [112] CDH COMPSYCH $2,869.60 ↑ +14%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $2,869.60 ↑ +14%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH PHCS/MULTIPLAN $3,120.69 ↑ +24%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN $3,271.34 ↑ +30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $3,587.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $3,587.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP $3,587.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB BLUE CROSS CHOICE $3,587.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB CHS $3,587.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB EHP IPA $3,587.00 ↑ +43%
HUMANA BEHAVIORAL [185] CDH LIFESYNCH BHS $3,587.00 ↑ +43%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP $3,587.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,587.00 ↑ +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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Esoph balloon distension tst at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $780.00 $614.64 – $6,291.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $3,961.30 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $780.00 $614.64 – $4,528.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $780.00 $614.64 – $6,291.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $1,164.80 $44.37 – $519.92
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $780.00 $614.64 – $6,291.00
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge $780.00 $614.64 – $6,291.00
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin $780.00 $477.36 – $4,116.00

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