Methylprednisolone 4 mg tablet 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

$308.52

Cash price

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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.

$440.75

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.

$0.64 with COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] vs $91.65 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] — 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
COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $0.64 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $0.64 ↓ -100%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $0.64 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $1.03 ↓ -100%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $1.03 ↓ -100%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $1.03 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $1.03 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $1.03 ↓ -100%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $1.03 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $1.32 ↓ -100%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS PPO $1.63 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PPO $1.63 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA BP $2.78 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA APCN/SP $2.90 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA IL PREFERRED $3.24 ↓ -99%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS HMO $3.80 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS HMO $3.80 ↓ -99%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] CDH VALUE OPTIONS BHS $4.63 ↓ -98%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN NMH TIER ONE $4.63 ↓ -98%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH SAGAMORE HEALTH PPO $5.31 ↓ -98%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] CDH MAGELLAN BHS $5.55 ↓ -98%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $5.55 ↓ -98%
DREYER MED IPA ADVOCATE [1409] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $5.55 ↓ -98%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $5.55 ↓ -98%
HEALTHLINK [125] CDH SEIU HEALTHLINK $5.83 ↓ -98%
CHOICECARE [177] CDH CHOICE CARE $7.09 ↓ -98%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] CDH FIRST HEALTH $7.11 ↓ -98%
COMPSYCH [112] CDH COMPSYCH $7.40 ↓ -98%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $7.40 ↓ -98%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH PHCS/MULTIPLAN $8.05 ↓ -97%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN $8.44 ↓ -97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $9.25 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB EHP IPA $9.25 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB CHS $9.25 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB BLUE CROSS CHOICE $9.25 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP $9.25 ↓ -97%
HUMANA BEHAVIORAL [185] CDH LIFESYNCH BHS $9.25 ↓ -97%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP $9.25 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $9.25 ↓ -97%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $9.25 ↓ -97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC CORE $68.77 ↓ -78%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC HMO/PPO $91.65 ↓ -70%
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] CDH MEDICARE 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
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] CDH UBH BHS 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
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] CDH MEDICARE not published by hospital

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Methylprednisolone 4 mg tablet at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $2.24 $0.49 – $0.49
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $9.80 not published
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $0.98 $0.01 – $1.48
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $2.24 $0.49 – $0.49
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago $7.68 $0.50 – $0.50
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook $2.24 $0.49 – $0.70
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights $2.24 $0.49 – $0.49
Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital Palos Heights $39.90 not published

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