Esophagoscopy flex biopsy 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

$3,225.63

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$4,608.04

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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.

$81.21 with BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] vs $1,177.00 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
BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $81.21 ↓ -97%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $81.21 ↓ -97%
COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $81.21 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $130.65 ↓ -96%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $130.65 ↓ -96%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $130.65 ↓ -96%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $130.65 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $130.65 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $130.65 ↓ -96%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $168.31 ↓ -95%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS PPO $207.15 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PPO $207.15 ↓ -94%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $251.88 ↓ -92%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA BP $353.10 ↓ -89%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA APCN/SP $369.58 ↓ -89%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA IL PREFERRED $411.95 ↓ -87%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA $462.56 ↓ -86%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS HMO $483.51 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS HMO $483.51 ↓ -85%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BROAD $486.10 ↓ -85%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA ASA $503.76 ↓ -84%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] CDH VALUE OPTIONS BHS $588.50 ↓ -82%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN NMH TIER ONE $588.50 ↓ -82%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC CORE $590.85 ↓ -82%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH SAGAMORE HEALTH PPO $675.60 ↓ -79%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $706.20 ↓ -78%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] CDH MAGELLAN BHS $706.20 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $706.20 ↓ -78%
DREYER MED IPA ADVOCATE [1409] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $706.20 ↓ -78%
HEALTHLINK [125] CDH SEIU HEALTHLINK $741.51 ↓ -77%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] CDH THE ALLIANCE $755.99 ↓ -77%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC HMO/PPO $787.41 ↓ -76%
CHOICECARE [177] CDH CHOICE CARE $901.58 ↓ -72%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] CDH FIRST HEALTH $905.11 ↓ -72%
COMPSYCH [112] CDH COMPSYCH $941.60 ↓ -71%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $941.60 ↓ -71%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH PHCS/MULTIPLAN $1,023.99 ↓ -68%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN $1,073.42 ↓ -67%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $1,177.00 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $1,177.00 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP $1,177.00 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB BLUE CROSS CHOICE $1,177.00 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB CHS $1,177.00 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB EHP IPA $1,177.00 ↓ -64%
HUMANA BEHAVIORAL [185] CDH LIFESYNCH BHS $1,177.00 ↓ -64%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP $1,177.00 ↓ -64%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,177.00 ↓ -64%
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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MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $553.80 $849.16 – $988.61
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