Removal cerumen impacted (both sides) 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

$12,450.05

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$17,785.79

Gross charge

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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.

$81.22 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $568.00 with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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 $81.22 ↓ -99%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $121.55 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA BP $170.40 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA APCN/SP $178.35 ↓ -99%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA IL PREFERRED $198.80 ↓ -98%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS HMO $233.33 ↓ -98%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS HMO $233.33 ↓ -98%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BROAD $234.58 ↓ -98%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN NMH TIER ONE $284.00 ↓ -98%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] CDH VALUE OPTIONS BHS $284.00 ↓ -98%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC CORE $285.14 ↓ -98%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA $299.90 ↓ -98%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH SAGAMORE HEALTH PPO $326.03 ↓ -97%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA ASA $327.17 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $340.80 ↓ -97%
DREYER MED IPA ADVOCATE [1409] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $340.80 ↓ -97%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $340.80 ↓ -97%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] CDH MAGELLAN BHS $340.80 ↓ -97%
HEALTHLINK [125] CDH SEIU HEALTHLINK $357.84 ↓ -97%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] CDH THE ALLIANCE $364.83 ↓ -97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC HMO/PPO $379.99 ↓ -97%
CHOICECARE [177] CDH CHOICE CARE $435.09 ↓ -97%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] CDH FIRST HEALTH $436.79 ↓ -96%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $454.40 ↓ -96%
COMPSYCH [112] CDH COMPSYCH $454.40 ↓ -96%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH PHCS/MULTIPLAN $494.16 ↓ -96%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN $518.02 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB CHS $568.00 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $568.00 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $568.00 ↓ -95%
HUMANA BEHAVIORAL [185] CDH LIFESYNCH BHS $568.00 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB BLUE CROSS CHOICE $568.00 ↓ -95%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $568.00 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB EHP IPA $568.00 ↓ -95%
COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] CDH MEDICARE not published by hospital
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS not published by hospital
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED not published by hospital
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT not published by hospital
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS PPO not published by hospital
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] CDH HUMANA MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [1304] CDH BLUE CROSS MMAI (MEDICARE) not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PPO not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] CDH MEDICARE not published by hospital
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID 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
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] CDH UBH BHS not published by hospital

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Removal cerumen impacted (both sides) at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $148.80 $46.72 – $134.32
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $148.80 $67.02 – $72.38
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $30.00 $61.89 – $102.41
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $150.00 $84.00 – $200.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $477.40 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $150.00 $89.78 – $200.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $150.00 $84.00 – $200.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $235.20 $29.04 – $91.19

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