Prep skin to 100cm2 trk/ext 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

$4,596.20

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.

$6,566.00

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.

$938.94 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $6,566.00 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
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $938.94 ↓ -80%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $1,405.12 ↓ -69%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA BP $1,969.80 ↓ -57%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA APCN/SP $2,061.72 ↓ -55%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA IL PREFERRED $2,298.10 ↓ -50%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $2,499.68 ↓ -46%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $2,499.68 ↓ -46%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $2,524.63 ↓ -45%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $2,524.63 ↓ -45%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA $2,580.44 ↓ -44%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $2,694.03 ↓ -41%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $2,694.03 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS HMO $2,697.31 ↓ -41%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS HMO $2,697.31 ↓ -41%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BROAD $2,711.76 ↓ -41%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA ASA $2,810.25 ↓ -39%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS PPO $2,909.39 ↓ -37%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PPO $2,909.39 ↓ -37%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] CDH VALUE OPTIONS BHS $3,283.00 ↓ -29%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN NMH TIER ONE $3,283.00 ↓ -29%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC CORE $3,296.13 ↓ -28%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH SAGAMORE HEALTH PPO $3,768.88 ↓ -18%
DREYER MED IPA ADVOCATE [1409] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $3,939.60 ↓ -14%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] CDH MAGELLAN BHS $3,939.60 ↓ -14%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $3,939.60 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $3,939.60 ↓ -14%
HEALTHLINK [125] CDH SEIU HEALTHLINK $4,136.58 ↓ -10%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] CDH THE ALLIANCE $4,217.34 ↓ -8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC HMO/PPO $4,392.65 ↓ -4%
CHOICECARE [177] CDH CHOICE CARE $5,029.56 ↑ +9%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] CDH FIRST HEALTH $5,049.25 ↑ +10%
COMPSYCH [112] CDH COMPSYCH $5,252.80 ↑ +14%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $5,252.80 ↑ +14%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH PHCS/MULTIPLAN $5,712.42 ↑ +24%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN $5,988.19 ↑ +30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $6,566.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $6,566.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP $6,566.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB BLUE CROSS CHOICE $6,566.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB CHS $6,566.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB EHP IPA $6,566.00 ↑ +43%
HUMANA BEHAVIORAL [185] CDH LIFESYNCH BHS $6,566.00 ↑ +43%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP $6,566.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $6,566.00 ↑ +43%
JOURNEYCARE INC HOSPICE [1275] CDH JOURNEYCARE HOSPICE not published by hospital
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] CDH MEDICARE not published by hospital
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] CDH MEDICARE not published by hospital
COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID 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
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] CDH HUMANA MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital

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Prep skin to 100cm2 trk/ext at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $651.00 $998.20 – $1,006.01
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $651.00 $2,724.53 – $2,970.16
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $450.00 $576.00 – $1,283.05
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $2,280.00 $84.00 – $3,661.11
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $4,596.20 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $2,280.00 $116.00 – $3,661.11
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $1,599.28 $195.60 – $1,423.07
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $450.00 $576.00 – $1,283.05

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