Sigmoidoscopy w/ablation 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

$6,741.09

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.

$9,630.13

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.

$227.56 with BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] vs $3,298.00 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 $227.56 ↓ -97%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $227.56 ↓ -97%
COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $227.56 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $366.08 ↓ -95%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $366.08 ↓ -95%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $366.08 ↓ -95%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $366.08 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $366.08 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $366.08 ↓ -95%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $471.61 ↓ -93%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS PPO $580.45 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PPO $580.45 ↓ -91%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $705.77 ↓ -90%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA BP $989.40 ↓ -85%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA APCN/SP $1,035.57 ↓ -85%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA IL PREFERRED $1,154.30 ↓ -83%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA $1,296.11 ↓ -81%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS HMO $1,354.82 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS HMO $1,354.82 ↓ -80%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BROAD $1,362.07 ↓ -80%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA ASA $1,411.54 ↓ -79%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] CDH VALUE OPTIONS BHS $1,649.00 ↓ -76%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN NMH TIER ONE $1,649.00 ↓ -76%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC CORE $1,655.60 ↓ -75%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH SAGAMORE HEALTH PPO $1,893.05 ↓ -72%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $1,978.80 ↓ -71%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] CDH MAGELLAN BHS $1,978.80 ↓ -71%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $1,978.80 ↓ -71%
DREYER MED IPA ADVOCATE [1409] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $1,978.80 ↓ -71%
HEALTHLINK [125] CDH SEIU HEALTHLINK $2,077.74 ↓ -69%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] CDH THE ALLIANCE $2,118.31 ↓ -69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC HMO/PPO $2,206.36 ↓ -67%
CHOICECARE [177] CDH CHOICE CARE $2,526.27 ↓ -63%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] CDH FIRST HEALTH $2,536.16 ↓ -62%
COMPSYCH [112] CDH COMPSYCH $2,638.40 ↓ -61%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $2,638.40 ↓ -61%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH PHCS/MULTIPLAN $2,869.26 ↓ -57%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN $3,007.78 ↓ -55%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $3,298.00 ↓ -51%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $3,298.00 ↓ -51%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP $3,298.00 ↓ -51%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB BLUE CROSS CHOICE $3,298.00 ↓ -51%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB CHS $3,298.00 ↓ -51%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB EHP IPA $3,298.00 ↓ -51%
HUMANA BEHAVIORAL [185] CDH LIFESYNCH BHS $3,298.00 ↓ -51%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP $3,298.00 ↓ -51%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $3,298.00 ↓ -51%
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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Sigmoidoscopy w/ablation at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $1,464.00 $982.39 – $2,244.80
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $1,464.00 $2,660.57 – $2,970.16
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $11,713.30 not published
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $6,681.60 $143.02 – $1,155.35
Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich $6,384.64 $103.55 – $103.55
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva $11,713.30 not published
Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital Palos Heights $3,388.00 not published
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital DBA Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest $2,308.60 not published

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