Homovanillic acid (hva) 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

$179.20

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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.

$256.00

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.

$7.45 with HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] vs $108.00 with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] — 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
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $7.45 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $7.45 ↓ -96%
COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $7.45 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $11.99 ↓ -93%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $11.99 ↓ -93%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $11.99 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $11.99 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $11.99 ↓ -93%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $11.99 ↓ -93%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $15.44 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PPO $19.01 ↓ -89%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS PPO $19.01 ↓ -89%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA BP $32.40 ↓ -82%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA APCN/SP $33.91 ↓ -81%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA IL PREFERRED $37.80 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS HMO $44.37 ↓ -75%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS HMO $44.37 ↓ -75%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN NMH TIER ONE $54.00 ↓ -70%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] CDH VALUE OPTIONS BHS $54.00 ↓ -70%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH SAGAMORE HEALTH PPO $61.99 ↓ -65%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] CDH MAGELLAN BHS $64.80 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $64.80 ↓ -64%
DREYER MED IPA ADVOCATE [1409] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $64.80 ↓ -64%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $64.80 ↓ -64%
HEALTHLINK [125] CDH SEIU HEALTHLINK $68.04 ↓ -62%
CHOICECARE [177] CDH CHOICE CARE $82.73 ↓ -54%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] CDH FIRST HEALTH $83.05 ↓ -54%
COMPSYCH [112] CDH COMPSYCH $86.40 ↓ -52%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $86.40 ↓ -52%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH PHCS/MULTIPLAN $93.96 ↓ -48%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN $98.50 ↓ -45%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB CHS $108.00 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $108.00 ↓ -40%
HUMANA BEHAVIORAL [185] CDH LIFESYNCH BHS $108.00 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $108.00 ↓ -40%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $108.00 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB EHP IPA $108.00 ↓ -40%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] CDH MEDICARE not published by hospital
JOURNEYCARE INC HOSPICE [1275] CDH JOURNEYCARE HOSPICE not published by hospital
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] CDH HUMANA MEDICARE ADVT 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
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [1304] CDH BLUE CROSS MMAI (MEDICARE) not published by hospital
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] CDH UBH BHS not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB BLUE CROSS CHOICE not published by hospital

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Homovanillic acid (hva) at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $176.40 $10.76 – $270.48
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $57.00 $22.41 – $44.65
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $19.50 $21.76 – $36.30
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $179.20 not published
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $56.00 $3.50 – $35.86
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $19.50 $20.90 – $36.30
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon $243.65 $22.41 – $23.53
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia Centralia $243.65 $22.41 – $23.53

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