Rmvl icd gen w/rplc icd gen dual lead sys 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

$129,411.90

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.

$184,874.14

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.

$9,201.05 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $55,428.00 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
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NLFH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $9,201.05 ↓ -93%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NLFH BCBS HMO $11,745.19 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NLFH BCBS HMO $11,745.19 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NLFH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $12,914.72 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NLFH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $12,914.72 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NLFH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $12,914.72 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NLFH BCBS PPO $14,910.13 ↓ -88%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] NLFH BCBS PPO $14,910.13 ↓ -88%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NLFH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $20,896.36 ↓ -84%
HEALTHLINK [125] NLFH SEIU HEALTHLINK $27,714.00 ↓ -79%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NLFH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $35,418.49 ↓ -73%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] NLFH THE ALLIANCE $35,601.40 ↓ -72%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NLFH CIGNA BROAD $35,917.34 ↓ -72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NLFH UHC CORE $38,005.00 ↓ -71%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NLFH UHC HMO/PPO $42,229.00 ↓ -67%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NLFH PHCS $44,342.40 ↓ -66%
BEECHSTREET [176] NLFH PHCS $44,342.40 ↓ -66%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NLFH FIRST HEALTH $45,450.96 ↓ -65%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NLFH HFN PPO $49,885.20 ↓ -61%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NLFH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $55,428.00 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NLFH BC LAKE COUNTY PHYS ASSOC IPA $55,428.00 ↓ -57%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NLFH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $55,428.00 ↓ -57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NLFH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $55,428.00 ↓ -57%
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
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NLFH ADVOCATE IPA not published by hospital
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] NLFH MEDICARE not published by hospital
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NLFH ADVOCATE IPA not published by hospital

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Rmvl icd gen w/rplc icd gen dual lead sys at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $42,451.80 $22,044.50 – $65,092.76
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $8,475.00 $4,150.00 – $38,615.34
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $13,750.00 $10,835.00 – $111,480.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $37,924.60 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $28,675.00 $22,595.90 – $45,880.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $25,165.00 $19,830.02 – $111,480.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $63,970.92 $335.20 – $35,263.97
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange $8,475.00 $4,150.00 – $38,615.34

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