Injection(s) diagnostic/therapeutic agent facet lumbar/sacral 2nd level w/image guidance 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

$9,181.02

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$13,115.74

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.

$0.80 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] vs $6,282.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC HMO/PPO $0.80 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC CORE $0.80 ↓ -100%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP $57.35 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP $57.35 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $433.46 ↓ -95%
COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $433.46 ↓ -95%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $433.46 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $697.30 ↓ -92%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $697.30 ↓ -92%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $697.30 ↓ -92%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $697.30 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $697.30 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $697.30 ↓ -92%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $898.33 ↓ -90%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS PPO $1,105.63 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PPO $1,105.63 ↓ -88%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $1,344.35 ↓ -85%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA BP $1,884.60 ↓ -79%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA APCN/SP $1,972.55 ↓ -79%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA IL PREFERRED $2,198.70 ↓ -76%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS HMO $2,580.65 ↓ -72%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS HMO $2,580.65 ↓ -72%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BROAD $2,594.47 ↓ -72%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN NMH TIER ONE $3,141.00 ↓ -66%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] CDH VALUE OPTIONS BHS $3,141.00 ↓ -66%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA $3,316.90 ↓ -64%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH SAGAMORE HEALTH PPO $3,605.87 ↓ -61%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA ASA $3,618.43 ↓ -61%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $3,769.20 ↓ -59%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $3,769.20 ↓ -59%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] CDH MAGELLAN BHS $3,769.20 ↓ -59%
DREYER MED IPA ADVOCATE [1409] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $3,769.20 ↓ -59%
HEALTHLINK [125] CDH SEIU HEALTHLINK $3,957.66 ↓ -57%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] CDH THE ALLIANCE $4,034.93 ↓ -56%
CHOICECARE [177] CDH CHOICE CARE $4,812.01 ↓ -48%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] CDH FIRST HEALTH $4,830.86 ↓ -47%
COMPSYCH [112] CDH COMPSYCH $5,025.60 ↓ -45%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $5,025.60 ↓ -45%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH PHCS/MULTIPLAN $5,465.34 ↓ -40%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN $5,729.18 ↓ -38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $6,282.00 ↓ -32%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $6,282.00 ↓ -32%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB BLUE CROSS CHOICE $6,282.00 ↓ -32%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB CHS $6,282.00 ↓ -32%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB EHP IPA $6,282.00 ↓ -32%
HUMANA BEHAVIORAL [185] CDH LIFESYNCH BHS $6,282.00 ↓ -32%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $6,282.00 ↓ -32%
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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Injection(s) diagnostic/therapeutic agent facet lumbar/sacral 2nd level w/image guidance at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $1,048.20 $180.32 – $2,143.62
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $1,048.20 $121.00 – $547.55
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $200.00 $1,032.00 – $2,414.00
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $635.00 $250.19 – $6,291.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $4,437.43 $1.40 – $1.40
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $370.00 $291.56 – $4,528.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $790.00 $311.26 – $6,291.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $1,199.46 $46.23 – $330.60

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