Myelography via inj w/s&i 2+ regions 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

$17,641.40

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.

$25,202.00

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.

$136.44 with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] vs $9,378.00 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
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP $136.44 ↓ -99%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP $136.44 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC CORE $184.00 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC HMO/PPO $245.00 ↓ -99%
COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $647.08 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $647.08 ↓ -96%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $647.08 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $1,040.96 ↓ -94%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $1,040.96 ↓ -94%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $1,040.96 ↓ -94%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $1,040.96 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $1,040.96 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $1,040.96 ↓ -94%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $1,341.05 ↓ -92%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS PPO $1,650.53 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PPO $1,650.53 ↓ -91%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $2,006.89 ↓ -89%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA BP $2,813.40 ↓ -84%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA APCN/SP $2,944.69 ↓ -83%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA IL PREFERRED $3,282.30 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS HMO $3,852.48 ↓ -78%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS HMO $3,852.48 ↓ -78%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BROAD $3,873.11 ↓ -78%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN NMH TIER ONE $4,689.00 ↓ -73%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] CDH VALUE OPTIONS BHS $4,689.00 ↓ -73%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA $4,951.58 ↓ -72%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH SAGAMORE HEALTH PPO $5,382.97 ↓ -69%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA ASA $5,401.73 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $5,626.80 ↓ -68%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $5,626.80 ↓ -68%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] CDH MAGELLAN BHS $5,626.80 ↓ -68%
DREYER MED IPA ADVOCATE [1409] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $5,626.80 ↓ -68%
HEALTHLINK [125] CDH SEIU HEALTHLINK $5,908.14 ↓ -67%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] CDH THE ALLIANCE $6,023.49 ↓ -66%
CHOICECARE [177] CDH CHOICE CARE $7,183.55 ↓ -59%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] CDH FIRST HEALTH $7,211.68 ↓ -59%
COMPSYCH [112] CDH COMPSYCH $7,502.40 ↓ -57%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $7,502.40 ↓ -57%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH PHCS/MULTIPLAN $8,158.86 ↓ -54%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN $8,552.74 ↓ -52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $9,378.00 ↓ -47%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $9,378.00 ↓ -47%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB BLUE CROSS CHOICE $9,378.00 ↓ -47%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB CHS $9,378.00 ↓ -47%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB EHP IPA $9,378.00 ↓ -47%
HUMANA BEHAVIORAL [185] CDH LIFESYNCH BHS $9,378.00 ↓ -47%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $9,378.00 ↓ -47%
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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Myelography via inj w/s&i 2+ regions at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $1,318.20 $418.60 – $1,790.56
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $273.00 $1,484.19 – $2,970.16
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $625.00 $813.00 – $1,360.90
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $935.00 $736.78 – $6,071.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $9,950.09 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $1,195.00 $812.06 – $4,681.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $970.00 $764.36 – $6,071.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $1,910.79 $110.57 – $1,053.32

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