Nerve teasing preparations 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

$842.80

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.

$1,204.00

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.

$59.34 with COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] vs $860.00 with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] — 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 $59.34 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $59.34 ↓ -93%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $59.34 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $95.46 ↓ -89%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $95.46 ↓ -89%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $95.46 ↓ -89%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $95.46 ↓ -89%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $95.46 ↓ -89%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $95.46 ↓ -89%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $122.98 ↓ -85%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS PPO $151.36 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PPO $151.36 ↓ -82%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA BP $258.00 ↓ -69%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA APCN/SP $270.04 ↓ -68%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA IL PREFERRED $301.00 ↓ -64%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS HMO $353.29 ↓ -58%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS HMO $353.29 ↓ -58%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN NMH TIER ONE $430.00 ↓ -49%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] CDH VALUE OPTIONS BHS $430.00 ↓ -49%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH SAGAMORE HEALTH PPO $493.64 ↓ -41%
DREYER MED IPA ADVOCATE [1409] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $516.00 ↓ -39%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] CDH MAGELLAN BHS $516.00 ↓ -39%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $516.00 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $516.00 ↓ -39%
HEALTHLINK [125] CDH SEIU HEALTHLINK $541.80 ↓ -36%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] CDH THE ALLIANCE $552.38 ↓ -34%
CHOICECARE [177] CDH CHOICE CARE $658.76 ↓ -22%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] CDH FIRST HEALTH $661.34 ↓ -22%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $688.00 ↓ -18%
COMPSYCH [112] CDH COMPSYCH $688.00 ↓ -18%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH PHCS/MULTIPLAN $748.20 ↓ -11%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN $784.32 ↓ -7%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB EHP IPA $860.00 ↑ +2%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $860.00 ↑ +2%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $860.00 ↑ +2%
HUMANA BEHAVIORAL [185] CDH LIFESYNCH BHS $860.00 ↑ +2%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB CHS $860.00 ↑ +2%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $860.00 ↑ +2%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB BLUE CROSS CHOICE not published by hospital
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] CDH MEDICARE 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
JOURNEYCARE INC HOSPICE [1275] CDH JOURNEYCARE HOSPICE not published by hospital
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] CDH HUMANA MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] CDH UBH BHS not published by hospital
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [1304] CDH BLUE CROSS MMAI (MEDICARE) not published by hospital

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