Injection(s) anesthetic agent(s)/steroid lumb/s transforaminal epidural w/img single (both sides) 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

$3,222.39

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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.

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$4,603.41

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.

$2.28 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] vs $2,825.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NLFH UHC HMO/PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NLFH UHC CORE $2.28 ↓ -100%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NLFH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $468.95 ↓ -85%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NLFH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $593.25 ↓ -82%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NLFH BCBS HMO $598.62 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NLFH BCBS HMO $598.62 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NLFH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $661.05 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NLFH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $661.05 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NLFH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $661.05 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NLFH BCBS PPO $771.23 ↓ -76%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NLFH BCBS PPO $771.23 ↓ -76%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NLFH AETNA $1,214.75 ↓ -62%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NLFH BC LAKE COUNTY PHYS ASSOC IPA $1,271.25 ↓ -61%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NLFH AETNA ASA $1,285.38 ↓ -60%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NLFH CIGNA BROAD $1,372.95 ↓ -57%
HEALTHLINK [125] NLFH SEIU HEALTHLINK $1,412.50 ↓ -56%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NLFH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $1,805.18 ↓ -44%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NLFH THE ALLIANCE $1,814.50 ↓ -44%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NLFH PHCS $2,260.00 ↓ -30%
BEECHSTREET [176] NLFH PHCS $2,260.00 ↓ -30%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NLFH FIRST HEALTH $2,316.50 ↓ -28%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NLFH HFN PPO $2,542.50 ↓ -21%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NLFH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $2,825.00 ↓ -12%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NLFH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $2,825.00 ↓ -12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NLFH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $2,825.00 ↓ -12%
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
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] NLFH MEDICARE not published by hospital
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] NLFH HUMANA MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NLFH ADVOCATE IPA not published by hospital

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Injection(s) anesthetic agent(s)/steroid lumb/s transforaminal epidural w/img single (both sides) at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $1,848.00 $656.96 – $2,573.12
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $1,848.00 $253.00 – $998.72
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $446.25 $430.00 – $1,535.46
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $1,510.00 $84.00 – $2,408.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $3,376.80 $11.36 – $11.36
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $1,220.00 $961.36 – $4,681.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $1,220.00 $961.36 – $6,071.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $3,351.88 $101.33 – $923.86

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