Thoracentesis pleural space needle/catheter aspiration with imaging guidance (both sides) at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital
25 N. Winfield Rd. Winfield, IL 60190, IL · Nm · · NPI 1003864810
$6,789.19
Cash price 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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$9,698.84
Gross charge 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.
$11.20 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] vs $5,985.00 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] | CDH UHC HMO/PPO | $11.20 | ↓ -100% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] | CDH UHC CORE | $11.20 | ↓ -100% |
| HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] | CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP | $121.46 | ↓ -98% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP | $121.46 | ↓ -98% |
| BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] | CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID | $412.97 | ↓ -94% |
| COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] | CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID | $412.97 | ↓ -94% |
| HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] | CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID | $412.97 | ↓ -94% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED | $664.34 | ↓ -90% |
| ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] | CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS | $664.34 | ↓ -90% |
| ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] | CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED | $664.34 | ↓ -90% |
| ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] | CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT | $664.34 | ↓ -90% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS | $664.34 | ↓ -90% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT | $664.34 | ↓ -90% |
| AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] | CDH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES | $855.86 | ↓ -87% |
| ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] | CDH BCBS PPO | $1,053.36 | ↓ -84% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | CDH BCBS PPO | $1,053.36 | ↓ -84% |
| CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] | CDH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE | $1,280.79 | ↓ -81% |
| AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] | CDH AETNA BP | $1,795.50 | ↓ -74% |
| AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] | CDH AETNA APCN/SP | $1,879.29 | ↓ -72% |
| AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] | CDH AETNA IL PREFERRED | $2,094.75 | ↓ -69% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | CDH BCBS HMO | $2,458.64 | ↓ -64% |
| ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] | CDH BCBS HMO | $2,458.64 | ↓ -64% |
| CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] | CDH CIGNA BROAD | $2,471.81 | ↓ -64% |
| HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] | CDH HFN NMH TIER ONE | $2,992.50 | ↓ -56% |
| CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] | CDH VALUE OPTIONS BHS | $2,992.50 | ↓ -56% |
| AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] | CDH AETNA | $3,160.08 | ↓ -53% |
| MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] | CDH SAGAMORE HEALTH PPO | $3,435.39 | ↓ -49% |
| AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] | CDH AETNA ASA | $3,447.36 | ↓ -49% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | CDH ADVOCATE IPA | $3,591.00 | ↓ -47% |
| HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] | CDH ADVOCATE IPA | $3,591.00 | ↓ -47% |
| MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] | CDH MAGELLAN BHS | $3,591.00 | ↓ -47% |
| DREYER MED IPA ADVOCATE [1409] | CDH ADVOCATE IPA | $3,591.00 | ↓ -47% |
| HEALTHLINK [125] | CDH SEIU HEALTHLINK | $3,770.55 | ↓ -44% |
| THE ALLIANCE [1703] | CDH THE ALLIANCE | $3,844.17 | ↓ -43% |
| CHOICECARE [177] | CDH CHOICE CARE | $4,584.51 | ↓ -32% |
| FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] | CDH FIRST HEALTH | $4,602.47 | ↓ -32% |
| COMPSYCH [112] | CDH COMPSYCH | $4,788.00 | ↓ -29% |
| CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] | CDH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS | $4,788.00 | ↓ -29% |
| MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] | CDH PHCS/MULTIPLAN | $5,206.95 | ↓ -23% |
| HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] | CDH HFN | $5,458.32 | ↓ -20% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] | CDH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY | $5,985.00 | ↓ -12% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | CDH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP | $5,985.00 | ↓ -12% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | CDH HEALTHLAB BLUE CROSS CHOICE | $5,985.00 | ↓ -12% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | CDH HEALTHLAB CHS | $5,985.00 | ↓ -12% |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] | CDH HEALTHLAB EHP IPA | $5,985.00 | ↓ -12% |
| HUMANA BEHAVIORAL [185] | CDH LIFESYNCH BHS | $5,985.00 | ↓ -12% |
| MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] | CDH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS | $5,985.00 | ↓ -12% |
| 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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Thoracentesis pleural space needle/catheter aspiration with imaging guidance (both sides) at other Illinois hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center | Silvis | $1,287.60 | $339.48 – $1,004.08 |
| MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center | Aledo | $1,287.60 | $339.00 – $579.04 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale | Hinsdale | $375.00 | $430.00 – $1,089.01 |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center | Oak Lawn | $1,345.00 | $934.51 – $6,071.00 |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital | Chicago | $2,419.01 | not published |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center | Libertyville | $1,215.00 | $934.51 – $4,681.00 |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital | Downers Grove | $1,415.00 | $934.51 – $6,071.00 |
| UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline | Rock Island | $1,532.80 | $98.09 – $484.67 |