Ghs inj transforaminal cerv single bil 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

$2,243.50

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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.

$3,205.00

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.

$221.15 with HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] vs $3,205.00 with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] — 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
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $221.15 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $221.15 ↓ -90%
COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $221.15 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $355.76 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $355.76 ↓ -84%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $355.76 ↓ -84%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $355.76 ↓ -84%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $355.76 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $355.76 ↓ -84%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $458.32 ↓ -80%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS PPO $564.08 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PPO $564.08 ↓ -75%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $685.87 ↓ -69%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA BP $961.50 ↓ -57%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA APCN/SP $1,006.37 ↓ -55%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA IL PREFERRED $1,121.75 ↓ -50%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS HMO $1,316.61 ↓ -41%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS HMO $1,316.61 ↓ -41%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BROAD $1,323.67 ↓ -41%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN NMH TIER ONE $1,602.50 ↓ -29%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] CDH VALUE OPTIONS BHS $1,602.50 ↓ -29%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC CORE $1,608.91 ↓ -28%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA $1,692.24 ↓ -25%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH SAGAMORE HEALTH PPO $1,839.67 ↓ -18%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA ASA $1,846.08 ↓ -18%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $1,923.00 ↓ -14%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] CDH MAGELLAN BHS $1,923.00 ↓ -14%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $1,923.00 ↓ -14%
DREYER MED IPA ADVOCATE [1409] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $1,923.00 ↓ -14%
HEALTHLINK [125] CDH SEIU HEALTHLINK $2,019.15 ↓ -10%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] CDH THE ALLIANCE $2,058.57 ↓ -8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC HMO/PPO $2,144.15 ↓ -4%
CHOICECARE [177] CDH CHOICE CARE $2,455.03 ↑ +9%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] CDH FIRST HEALTH $2,464.65 ↑ +10%
COMPSYCH [112] CDH COMPSYCH $2,564.00 ↑ +14%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $2,564.00 ↑ +14%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH PHCS/MULTIPLAN $2,788.35 ↑ +24%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN $2,922.96 ↑ +30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $3,205.00 ↑ +43%
HUMANA BEHAVIORAL [185] CDH LIFESYNCH BHS $3,205.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB EHP IPA $3,205.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB CHS $3,205.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,205.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB BLUE CROSS CHOICE $3,205.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $3,205.00 ↑ +43%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] CDH MEDICARE not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY 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
JOURNEYCARE INC HOSPICE [1275] CDH JOURNEYCARE HOSPICE 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

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Ghs inj transforaminal cerv single bil at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $916.20 $325.76 – $2,573.12
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $916.20 $292.00 – $687.15
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $446.25 $430.00 – $1,535.46
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $1,160.00 $914.08 – $6,071.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $9,043.75 $8.91 – $8.91
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $1,135.00 $894.38 – $4,681.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $1,360.00 $1,071.68 – $6,071.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $3,351.88 $119.11 – $923.86

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