Place device/marker, non pro 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

$3,132.50

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.

$4,475.00

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.

$304.98 with BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] vs $4,420.00 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 MEDICAID [1612] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $304.98 ↓ -90%
COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $304.98 ↓ -90%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $304.98 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $490.62 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $490.62 ↓ -84%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $490.62 ↓ -84%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $490.62 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $490.62 ↓ -84%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $490.62 ↓ -84%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $632.06 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PPO $777.92 ↓ -75%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS PPO $777.92 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP $884.00 ↓ -72%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP $884.00 ↓ -72%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $945.88 ↓ -70%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA BP $1,326.00 ↓ -58%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA APCN/SP $1,387.88 ↓ -56%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA IL PREFERRED $1,547.00 ↓ -51%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS HMO $1,815.74 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS HMO $1,815.74 ↓ -42%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BROAD $1,825.46 ↓ -42%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN NMH TIER ONE $2,210.00 ↓ -29%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] CDH VALUE OPTIONS BHS $2,210.00 ↓ -29%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC CORE $2,218.84 ↓ -29%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA $2,333.76 ↓ -25%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH SAGAMORE HEALTH PPO $2,537.08 ↓ -19%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA ASA $2,545.92 ↓ -19%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] CDH MAGELLAN BHS $2,652.00 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $2,652.00 ↓ -15%
DREYER MED IPA ADVOCATE [1409] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $2,652.00 ↓ -15%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $2,652.00 ↓ -15%
HEALTHLINK [125] CDH SEIU HEALTHLINK $2,784.60 ↓ -11%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] CDH THE ALLIANCE $2,838.97 ↓ -9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC HMO/PPO $2,956.98 ↓ -6%
CHOICECARE [177] CDH CHOICE CARE $3,385.72 ↑ +8%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] CDH FIRST HEALTH $3,398.98 ↑ +9%
COMPSYCH [112] CDH COMPSYCH $3,536.00 ↑ +13%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $3,536.00 ↑ +13%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH PHCS/MULTIPLAN $3,845.40 ↑ +23%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN $4,031.04 ↑ +29%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $4,420.00 ↑ +41%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $4,420.00 ↑ +41%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB BLUE CROSS CHOICE $4,420.00 ↑ +41%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB CHS $4,420.00 ↑ +41%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB EHP IPA $4,420.00 ↑ +41%
HUMANA BEHAVIORAL [185] CDH LIFESYNCH BHS $4,420.00 ↑ +41%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,420.00 ↑ +41%
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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Place device/marker, non pro at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $1,870.00 $1,305.26 – $2,992.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $3,132.50 not published
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $1,870.00 $1,305.26 – $2,992.00
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $1,870.00 $1,305.26 – $2,992.00
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge $1,870.00 $1,305.26 – $2,992.00
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin $1,870.00 $1,387.54 – $3,366.00
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park $1,531.20 $1,483.26 – $2,758.86
OSF St Joseph Medical Center Bloomington $1,170.00 $1,483.26 – $1,512.93

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