Endovasc tempory vessel occl 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

$7,317.80

Cash price

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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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$10,454.00

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.

$1,735.36 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $10,454.00 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
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NLFH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $1,735.36 ↓ -76%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NLFH BCBS HMO $2,215.20 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NLFH BCBS HMO $2,215.20 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NLFH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $2,446.24 ↓ -67%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NLFH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $2,446.24 ↓ -67%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NLFH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $2,446.24 ↓ -67%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NLFH BCBS PPO $2,853.94 ↓ -61%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NLFH BCBS PPO $2,853.94 ↓ -61%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NLFH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $3,941.16 ↓ -46%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NLFH AETNA $4,495.22 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NLFH BC LAKE COUNTY PHYS ASSOC IPA $4,704.30 ↓ -36%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NLFH AETNA ASA $4,756.57 ↓ -35%
HEALTHLINK [125] NLFH SEIU HEALTHLINK $5,227.00 ↓ -29%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NLFH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $6,680.11 ↓ -9%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NLFH THE ALLIANCE $6,714.60 ↓ -8%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NLFH CIGNA BROAD $6,774.19 ↓ -7%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NLFH PHCS $8,363.20 ↑ +14%
BEECHSTREET [176] NLFH PHCS $8,363.20 ↑ +14%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NLFH FIRST HEALTH $8,572.28 ↑ +17%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NLFH HFN PPO $9,408.60 ↑ +29%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NLFH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $10,454.00 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NLFH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $10,454.00 ↑ +43%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NLFH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $10,454.00 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NLFH ADVOCATE IPA not published by hospital
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] NLFH MEDICARE not published by hospital
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] NLFH HUMANA MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] NLFH BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NLFH ADVOCATE IPA not published by hospital

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Endovasc tempory vessel occl at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $4,750.00 $6,594.00 – $20,040.97
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $5,430.00 $4,278.84 – $47,462.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $49,235.68 $121.25 – $121.25
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $14,385.00 $11,335.38 – $47,462.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $1,381.60 $494.07 – $8,822.52
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $4,750.00 $6,594.00 – $20,040.97
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge $3,325.00 $2,620.10 – $47,462.00
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park $11,007.00 $2,733.00 – $23,010.00

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