Cath acunav ge 10frx90cm at Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital DBA Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital

1000 N. Westmoreland Rd., Lake Forest, IL · Nm · · NPI 1124025176

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$21,483.07

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.

$30,690.10

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.

$1,181.41 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $7,116.95 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] — 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
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NLFH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $1,181.41 ↓ -95%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NLFH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $1,494.56 ↓ -93%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NLFH BCBS HMO $1,508.08 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NLFH BCBS HMO $1,508.08 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NLFH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $1,665.37 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NLFH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $1,665.37 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NLFH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $1,665.37 ↓ -92%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NLFH BCBS PPO $1,942.93 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NLFH BCBS PPO $1,942.93 ↓ -91%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NLFH AETNA $3,060.29 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NLFH BC LAKE COUNTY PHYS ASSOC IPA $3,202.63 ↓ -85%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NLFH AETNA ASA $3,238.21 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NLFH UHC CORE $3,373.43 ↓ -84%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NLFH CIGNA BROAD $3,458.84 ↓ -84%
HEALTHLINK [125] NLFH SEIU HEALTHLINK $3,558.48 ↓ -83%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NLFH UHC HMO/PPO $3,750.63 ↓ -83%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NLFH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $4,547.73 ↓ -79%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NLFH THE ALLIANCE $4,571.22 ↓ -79%
BEECHSTREET [176] NLFH PHCS $5,693.56 ↓ -73%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NLFH PHCS $5,693.56 ↓ -73%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NLFH FIRST HEALTH $5,835.90 ↓ -73%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NLFH HFN PPO $6,405.26 ↓ -70%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NLFH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,116.95 ↓ -67%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NLFH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $7,116.95 ↓ -67%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NLFH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $7,116.95 ↓ -67%
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] NLFH MEDICARE not published by hospital
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NLFH ADVOCATE IPA not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NLFH ADVOCATE IPA not published by hospital
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] NLFH BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] NLFH HUMANA MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital

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Cath acunav ge 10frx90cm at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $6,433.20 $1,287.04 – $3,700.24
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $6,433.20 $1,809.90 – $1,890.34
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $4,974.52 $3,369.82 – $7,724.52
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $21,483.07 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $5,813.35 $2,744.88 – $5,573.36
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $5,526.43 $2,024.41 – $4,640.48
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $5,529.60 $1,873.15 – $3,642.62
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $5,766.22 $4,023.57 – $9,384.48

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