Sodium thiosulfate 12.5 gram/50 ml (250 mg/ml) intravenous solution 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

$33.95

Cash price

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$48.50

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.

$3.35 with HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] vs $48.50 with MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] — 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
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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
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $3.35 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $3.35 ↓ -90%
COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $3.35 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $5.38 ↓ -84%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $5.38 ↓ -84%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $5.38 ↓ -84%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $5.38 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $5.38 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $5.38 ↓ -84%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $6.94 ↓ -80%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS PPO $8.54 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PPO $8.54 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP $9.70 ↓ -71%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP $9.70 ↓ -71%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA BP $14.55 ↓ -57%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA APCN/SP $15.23 ↓ -55%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA IL PREFERRED $16.98 ↓ -50%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS HMO $19.92 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS HMO $19.92 ↓ -41%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] CDH VALUE OPTIONS BHS $24.25 ↓ -29%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN NMH TIER ONE $24.25 ↓ -29%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH SAGAMORE HEALTH PPO $27.84 ↓ -18%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] CDH MAGELLAN BHS $29.10 ↓ -14%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $29.10 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $29.10 ↓ -14%
DREYER MED IPA ADVOCATE [1409] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $29.10 ↓ -14%
HEALTHLINK [125] CDH SEIU HEALTHLINK $30.56 ↓ -10%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] CDH THE ALLIANCE $31.15 ↓ -8%
CHOICECARE [177] CDH CHOICE CARE $37.15 ↑ +9%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] CDH FIRST HEALTH $37.30 ↑ +10%
COMPSYCH [112] CDH COMPSYCH $38.80 ↑ +14%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $38.80 ↑ +14%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH PHCS/MULTIPLAN $42.20 ↑ +24%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN $44.23 ↑ +30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $48.50 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $48.50 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB BLUE CROSS CHOICE $48.50 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB CHS $48.50 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB EHP IPA $48.50 ↑ +43%
HUMANA BEHAVIORAL [185] CDH LIFESYNCH BHS $48.50 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $48.50 ↑ +43%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] CDH MEDICARE not published by hospital
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [1304] CDH BLUE CROSS MMAI (MEDICARE) not published by hospital
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] CDH MEDICARE not published by hospital
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] CDH HUMANA MEDICARE ADVT 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
JOURNEYCARE INC HOSPICE [1275] CDH JOURNEYCARE HOSPICE not published by hospital

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Sodium thiosulfate 12.5 gram/50 ml (250 mg/ml) intravenous solution at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $170.35 $90.85 – $247.01
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $170.35 $127.76 – $133.44
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $20.84 not published
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $33.95 not published
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $20.84 not published
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook $20.84 not published
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights $20.84 not published
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva $15.92 not published

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