Exchange nephrostomy cath 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

$13,361.69

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.

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$19,088.13

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.

$111.01 with HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] vs $13,915.00 with MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] — 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.

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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
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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
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP $111.01 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP $111.01 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $960.14 ↓ -93%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $960.14 ↓ -93%
COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $960.14 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $1,544.57 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $1,544.57 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $1,544.57 ↓ -88%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $1,544.57 ↓ -88%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $1,544.57 ↓ -88%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $1,544.57 ↓ -88%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $1,989.85 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PPO $2,449.04 ↓ -82%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS PPO $2,449.04 ↓ -82%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $2,977.81 ↓ -78%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA BP $4,174.50 ↓ -69%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA APCN/SP $4,369.31 ↓ -67%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA IL PREFERRED $4,870.25 ↓ -64%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS HMO $5,716.28 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS HMO $5,716.28 ↓ -57%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BROAD $5,746.90 ↓ -57%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN NMH TIER ONE $6,957.50 ↓ -48%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] CDH VALUE OPTIONS BHS $6,957.50 ↓ -48%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC CORE $6,985.33 ↓ -48%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA $7,347.12 ↓ -45%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH SAGAMORE HEALTH PPO $7,987.21 ↓ -40%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA ASA $8,015.04 ↓ -40%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] CDH MAGELLAN BHS $8,349.00 ↓ -38%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $8,349.00 ↓ -38%
DREYER MED IPA ADVOCATE [1409] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $8,349.00 ↓ -38%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $8,349.00 ↓ -38%
HEALTHLINK [125] CDH SEIU HEALTHLINK $8,766.45 ↓ -34%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] CDH THE ALLIANCE $8,937.60 ↓ -33%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC HMO/PPO $9,309.14 ↓ -30%
CHOICECARE [177] CDH CHOICE CARE $10,658.89 ↓ -20%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] CDH FIRST HEALTH $10,700.64 ↓ -20%
COMPSYCH [112] CDH COMPSYCH $11,132.00 ↓ -17%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $11,132.00 ↓ -17%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH PHCS/MULTIPLAN $12,106.05 ↓ -9%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN $12,690.48 ↓ -5%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $13,915.00 ↑ +4%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $13,915.00 ↑ +4%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB BLUE CROSS CHOICE $13,915.00 ↑ +4%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB CHS $13,915.00 ↑ +4%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB EHP IPA $13,915.00 ↑ +4%
HUMANA BEHAVIORAL [185] CDH LIFESYNCH BHS $13,915.00 ↑ +4%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $13,915.00 ↑ +4%
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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