Microdissection manual 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

$32,246.05

Cash price

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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.

$46,065.79

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.

$19.94 with HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] vs $289.00 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
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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 $19.94 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $19.94 ↓ -100%
COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $19.94 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $32.08 ↓ -100%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $32.08 ↓ -100%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $32.08 ↓ -100%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $32.08 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $32.08 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $32.08 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $41.33 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PPO $50.86 ↓ -100%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS PPO $50.86 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA BP $86.70 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA APCN/SP $90.75 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA IL PREFERRED $101.15 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS HMO $118.72 ↓ -100%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS HMO $118.72 ↓ -100%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] CDH VALUE OPTIONS BHS $144.50 ↓ -100%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN NMH TIER ONE $144.50 ↓ -100%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH SAGAMORE HEALTH PPO $165.89 ↓ -99%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $173.40 ↓ -99%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] CDH MAGELLAN BHS $173.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $173.40 ↓ -99%
DREYER MED IPA ADVOCATE [1409] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $173.40 ↓ -99%
HEALTHLINK [125] CDH SEIU HEALTHLINK $182.07 ↓ -99%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] CDH THE ALLIANCE $185.62 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB BLUE CROSS CHOICE $203.71 ↓ -99%
CHOICECARE [177] CDH CHOICE CARE $221.37 ↓ -99%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] CDH FIRST HEALTH $222.24 ↓ -99%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $231.20 ↓ -99%
COMPSYCH [112] CDH COMPSYCH $231.20 ↓ -99%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH PHCS/MULTIPLAN $251.43 ↓ -99%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN $263.57 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $289.00 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $289.00 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB CHS $289.00 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB EHP IPA $289.00 ↓ -99%
HUMANA BEHAVIORAL [185] CDH LIFESYNCH BHS $289.00 ↓ -99%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $289.00 ↓ -99%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY not published by hospital
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC HMO/PPO not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP not published by hospital
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP 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
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA 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
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] CDH UBH BHS not published by hospital
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA ASA not published by hospital
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC CORE not published by hospital
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] CDH MEDICARE not published by hospital
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BROAD not published by hospital

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Microdissection manual at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $523.20 $21.43 – $261.85
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon $575.85 not published
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia Centralia $575.85 not published
OSF Holy Family Medical Center Monmouth $124.00 not published
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park $980.40 $37.65 – $83.14
OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center – Urbana Danville $1,300.20 not published
OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center Alton $80.40 $63.41 – $401.63
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