Injection(s) epidural/subarachnoid cervical/thoracic needle placement w/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

$2,486.75

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$3,552.50

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.

$16.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] vs $2,586.00 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

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 $16.00 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC CORE $16.00 ↓ -99%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP $121.39 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP $121.39 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $178.43 ↓ -93%
COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $178.43 ↓ -93%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $178.43 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $287.05 ↓ -88%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $287.05 ↓ -88%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $287.05 ↓ -88%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $287.05 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $287.05 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $287.05 ↓ -88%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $369.80 ↓ -85%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS PPO $455.14 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PPO $455.14 ↓ -82%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $553.40 ↓ -78%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA BP $775.80 ↓ -69%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA APCN/SP $812.00 ↓ -67%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA IL PREFERRED $905.10 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS HMO $1,062.33 ↓ -57%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS HMO $1,062.33 ↓ -57%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BROAD $1,068.02 ↓ -57%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN NMH TIER ONE $1,293.00 ↓ -48%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] CDH VALUE OPTIONS BHS $1,293.00 ↓ -48%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA $1,365.41 ↓ -45%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH SAGAMORE HEALTH PPO $1,484.36 ↓ -40%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA ASA $1,489.54 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $1,551.60 ↓ -38%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $1,551.60 ↓ -38%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] CDH MAGELLAN BHS $1,551.60 ↓ -38%
DREYER MED IPA ADVOCATE [1409] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $1,551.60 ↓ -38%
HEALTHLINK [125] CDH SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,629.18 ↓ -34%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] CDH THE ALLIANCE $1,660.99 ↓ -33%
CHOICECARE [177] CDH CHOICE CARE $1,980.88 ↓ -20%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] CDH FIRST HEALTH $1,988.63 ↓ -20%
COMPSYCH [112] CDH COMPSYCH $2,068.80 ↓ -17%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $2,068.80 ↓ -17%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH PHCS/MULTIPLAN $2,249.82 ↓ -10%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN $2,358.43 ↓ -5%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $2,586.00 ↑ +4%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $2,586.00 ↑ +4%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB BLUE CROSS CHOICE $2,586.00 ↑ +4%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB CHS $2,586.00 ↑ +4%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB EHP IPA $2,586.00 ↑ +4%
HUMANA BEHAVIORAL [185] CDH LIFESYNCH BHS $2,586.00 ↑ +4%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,586.00 ↑ +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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Injection(s) epidural/subarachnoid cervical/thoracic needle placement w/guidance at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $610.80 $315.56 – $2,573.12
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $610.80 $312.00 – $757.74
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $615.00 $740.55 – $1,225.43
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $1,145.00 $84.00 – $1,832.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $1,934.06 $11.36 – $11.36
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $1,145.00 $84.00 – $1,832.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $1,510.00 $97.63 – $832.38
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $615.00 $740.55 – $1,225.43

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