Repair detached retina 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

$31,022.03

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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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$44,317.19

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.

$1,377.23 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $9,631.00 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

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 $1,377.23 ↓ -96%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $2,061.03 ↓ -93%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA BP $2,889.30 ↓ -91%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA APCN/SP $3,024.13 ↓ -90%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA IL PREFERRED $3,370.85 ↓ -89%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS HMO $3,956.41 ↓ -87%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS HMO $3,956.41 ↓ -87%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BROAD $3,977.60 ↓ -87%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN NMH TIER ONE $4,815.50 ↓ -84%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] CDH VALUE OPTIONS BHS $4,815.50 ↓ -84%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC CORE $4,834.76 ↓ -84%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA $5,085.17 ↓ -84%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH SAGAMORE HEALTH PPO $5,528.19 ↓ -82%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA ASA $5,547.46 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $5,778.60 ↓ -81%
DREYER MED IPA ADVOCATE [1409] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $5,778.60 ↓ -81%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $5,778.60 ↓ -81%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] CDH MAGELLAN BHS $5,778.60 ↓ -81%
HEALTHLINK [125] CDH SEIU HEALTHLINK $6,067.53 ↓ -80%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] CDH THE ALLIANCE $6,185.99 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC HMO/PPO $6,443.14 ↓ -79%
CHOICECARE [177] CDH CHOICE CARE $7,377.35 ↓ -76%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] CDH FIRST HEALTH $7,406.24 ↓ -76%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $7,704.80 ↓ -75%
COMPSYCH [112] CDH COMPSYCH $7,704.80 ↓ -75%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH PHCS/MULTIPLAN $8,378.97 ↓ -73%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN $8,783.47 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB CHS $9,631.00 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $9,631.00 ↓ -69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $9,631.00 ↓ -69%
HUMANA BEHAVIORAL [185] CDH LIFESYNCH BHS $9,631.00 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB BLUE CROSS CHOICE $9,631.00 ↓ -69%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $9,631.00 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB EHP IPA $9,631.00 ↓ -69%
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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